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#BB34EA

#bb34ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb34ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 77.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.51°, with 81.25% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #bb34ea
  2. #63ea34

Split complementary

  1. #bb34ea
  2. #beea34
  3. #34ea60

Analogous

  1. #6034ea
  2. #bb34ea
  3. #ea34be

Triadic

  1. #bb34ea
  2. #eabb34
  3. #34eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb34ea
  2. #ea3463
  3. #63ea34
  4. #34eabb

Square

  1. #bb34ea
  2. #ea6034
  3. #63ea34
  4. #34beea

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0c79
  2. #9214be
  3. #bb34ea
  4. #d279f1
  5. #e9bff8

Shades

#bb34ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb34ea
  2. #a82fd3
  3. #962abb
  4. #8324a4
  5. #701f8c
  6. #5e1a75
  7. #4b155e
  8. #381046
  9. #250a2f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb34ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb34ea
  2. #c248ec
  3. #c95dee
  4. #cf71f0
  5. #d685f2
  6. #dd9af5
  7. #e4aef7
  8. #ebc2f9
  9. #f1d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb34ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb34ea
  2. #b53cdf
  3. #af43d5
  4. #a94bca
  5. #a352c0
  6. #9e5ab5
  7. #9862aa
  8. #9269a0
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7ce6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f67e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b951bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb34ea {
  color: #bb34ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb34ea {
  background-color: #bb34ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb34ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb34ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb34ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 52 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb34ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb34ea, #ea34be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb34ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 52 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.92 #44cb15 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb34ea  rgb(187, 52, 234)  hsl(285, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#63ea34  rgb(99, 234, 52)  hsl(105, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eabb34  rgb(234, 187, 52)  hsl(45, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#34eabb  rgb(52, 234, 187)  hsl(165, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine