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#BB35E8

#bb35e8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb35e8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 20.78% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 77.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 284.92°, with 79.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #bb35e8
  2. #62e835

Split complementary

  1. #bb35e8
  2. #bbe835
  3. #35e862

Analogous

  1. #6235e8
  2. #bb35e8
  3. #e835bb

Triadic

  1. #bb35e8
  2. #e8bb35
  3. #35e8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb35e8
  2. #e83562
  3. #62e835
  4. #35e8bb

Square

  1. #bb35e8
  2. #e86235
  3. #62e835
  4. #35bbe8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0d76
  2. #9115bb
  3. #bb35e8
  4. #d27af0
  5. #e9bef8

Shades

#bb35e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb35e8
  2. #a830d1
  3. #962aba
  4. #8325a2
  5. #70208b
  6. #5e1b74
  7. #4b155d
  8. #381046
  9. #250b2e
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb35e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb35e8
  2. #c249ea
  3. #c95ded
  4. #cf72ef
  5. #d686f1
  6. #dd9af4
  7. #e4aef6
  8. #ebc2f8
  9. #f1d7fa
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb35e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb35e8
  2. #b53dde
  3. #af44d3
  4. #a94cc9
  5. #a353be
  6. #9e5bb4
  7. #9862aa
  8. #926a9f
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #307ce4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725feb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8067e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b951b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb35e8 {
  color: #bb35e8;
}
Background
.bg-bb35e8 {
  background-color: #bb35e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb35e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb35e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb35e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 53 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb35e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb35e8, #e835bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb35e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 53 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.81 #44ca17 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb35e8  rgb(187, 53, 232)  hsl(285, 80%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#62e835  rgb(98, 232, 53)  hsl(105, 80%, 56%)  Neon Green
#e8bb35  rgb(232, 187, 53)  hsl(45, 80%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#35e8bb  rgb(53, 232, 187)  hsl(165, 80%, 56%)  Aquamarine