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#BB35EB

#bb35eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb35eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 77.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.18°, with 81.98% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #bb35eb
  2. #65eb35

Split complementary

  1. #bb35eb
  2. #c0eb35
  3. #35eb60

Analogous

  1. #6035eb
  2. #bb35eb
  3. #eb35c0

Triadic

  1. #bb35eb
  2. #ebbb35
  3. #35ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb35eb
  2. #eb3565
  3. #65eb35
  4. #35ebbb

Square

  1. #bb35eb
  2. #eb6035
  3. #65eb35
  4. #35c0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0c7b
  2. #9313c0
  3. #bb35eb
  4. #d27bf2
  5. #eac0f9

Shades

#bb35eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb35eb
  2. #a830d4
  3. #962abc
  4. #8325a5
  5. #70208d
  6. #5e1b76
  7. #4b155e
  8. #381047
  9. #250b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb35eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb35eb
  2. #c249ed
  3. #c95def
  4. #cf72f1
  5. #d686f3
  6. #dd9af5
  7. #e4aef7
  8. #ebc2f9
  9. #f1d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb35eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb35eb
  2. #b53de0
  3. #af44d6
  4. #a94ccb
  5. #a353c0
  6. #9e5bb6
  7. #9862ab
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f67e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b952bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb35eb {
  color: #bb35eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb35eb {
  background-color: #bb35eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb35eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb35eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb35eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 53 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb35eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb35eb, #eb35c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb35eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 53 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #44ca14 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb35eb  rgb(187, 53, 235)  hsl(284, 82%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#65eb35  rgb(101, 235, 53)  hsl(104, 82%, 56%)  Neon Green
#ebbb35  rgb(235, 187, 53)  hsl(44, 82%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#35ebbb  rgb(53, 235, 187)  hsl(164, 82%, 56%)  Aquamarine