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#BB35ED

#bb35ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb35ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 77.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 283.7°, with 83.64% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #bb35ed
  2. #67ed35

Split complementary

  1. #bb35ed
  2. #c3ed35
  3. #35ed5f

Analogous

  1. #5f35ed
  2. #bb35ed
  3. #ed35c3

Triadic

  1. #bb35ed
  2. #edbb35
  3. #35edbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb35ed
  2. #ed3567
  3. #67ed35
  4. #35edbb

Square

  1. #bb35ed
  2. #ed5f35
  3. #67ed35
  4. #35c3ed

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0b7e
  2. #9411c4
  3. #bb35ed
  4. #d37bf3
  5. #eac1fa

Shades

#bb35ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb35ed
  2. #a830d5
  3. #962abe
  4. #8325a6
  5. #70208e
  6. #5e1b77
  7. #4b155f
  8. #381047
  9. #250b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb35ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb35ed
  2. #c249ef
  3. #c95df1
  4. #cf72f2
  5. #d686f4
  6. #dd9af6
  7. #e4aef8
  8. #ebc2fa
  9. #f1d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb35ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb35ed
  2. #b53de2
  3. #af44d7
  4. #a94ccc
  5. #a353c1
  6. #9e5bb7
  7. #9862ac
  8. #926aa1
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #277ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705ff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f67eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b853bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb35ed {
  color: #bb35ed;
}
Background
.bg-bb35ed {
  background-color: #bb35ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb35ed {
  border: 2px solid #bb35ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb35ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 53 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb35ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb35ed, #ed35c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb35ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 53 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.66 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.98 #44ca12 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb35ed  rgb(187, 53, 237)  hsl(284, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#67ed35  rgb(103, 237, 53)  hsl(104, 84%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edbb35  rgb(237, 187, 53)  hsl(44, 84%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#35edbb  rgb(53, 237, 187)  hsl(164, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine