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#BB34E6

#bb34e6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb34e6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 20.39% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.7% cyan, 77.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 285.51°, with 78.07% saturation and 55.29% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #bb34e6
  2. #5fe634

Split complementary

  1. #bb34e6
  2. #b8e634
  3. #34e662

Analogous

  1. #6234e6
  2. #bb34e6
  3. #e634b8

Triadic

  1. #bb34e6
  2. #e6bb34
  3. #34e6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb34e6
  2. #e6345f
  3. #5fe634
  4. #34e6bb

Square

  1. #bb34e6
  2. #e66234
  3. #5fe634
  4. #34b8e6

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0e73
  2. #9017b7
  3. #bb34e6
  4. #d278ee
  5. #e9bcf7

Shades

#bb34e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb34e6
  2. #a82fcf
  3. #962ab8
  4. #8324a1
  5. #701f8a
  6. #5e1a73
  7. #4b155c
  8. #381045
  9. #250a2e
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb34e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb34e6
  2. #c248e9
  3. #c95deb
  4. #cf71ee
  5. #d685f0
  6. #dd9af3
  7. #e4aef5
  8. #ebc2f8
  9. #f1d6fa
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb34e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb34e6
  2. #b53cdc
  3. #af43d2
  4. #a94bc7
  5. #a352bd
  6. #9e5ab3
  7. #9862a9
  8. #92699f
  9. #8c7194
  10. #86788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9764af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327be2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725ee9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8166e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b950b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb34e6 {
  color: #bb34e6;
}
Background
.bg-bb34e6 {
  background-color: #bb34e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb34e6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb34e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb34e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 52 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 78% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb34e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb34e6, #e634b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb34e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 52 230 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.88 #44cb19 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb34e6  rgb(187, 52, 230)  hsl(286, 78%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5fe634  rgb(95, 230, 52)  hsl(106, 78%, 55%)  Neon Green
#e6bb34  rgb(230, 187, 52)  hsl(46, 78%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#34e6bb  rgb(52, 230, 187)  hsl(166, 78%, 55%)  Aquamarine