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#BB35F0

#bb35f0 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb35f0 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 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.08% cyan, 77.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 282.99°, with 86.18% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.194

Complementary

  1. #bb35f0
  2. #6af035

Split complementary

  1. #bb35f0
  2. #c8f035
  3. #35f05d

Analogous

  1. #5d35f0
  2. #bb35f0
  3. #f035c8

Triadic

  1. #bb35f0
  2. #f0bb35
  3. #35f0bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb35f0
  2. #f0356a
  3. #6af035
  4. #35f0bb

Square

  1. #bb35f0
  2. #f05d35
  3. #6af035
  4. #35c8f0

Monochromatic

  1. #600a82
  2. #950fca
  3. #bb35f0
  4. #d37cf5
  5. #ebc3fb

Shades

#bb35f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb35f0
  2. #a830d8
  3. #962ac0
  4. #8325a8
  5. #702090
  6. #5e1b78
  7. #4b1560
  8. #381048
  9. #250b30
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb35f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb35f0
  2. #c249f2
  3. #c95df3
  4. #cf72f5
  5. #d686f6
  6. #dd9af8
  7. #e4aef9
  8. #ebc2fb
  9. #f1d7fc
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb35f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb35f0
  2. #b53de5
  3. #af44da
  4. #a94cce
  5. #a353c3
  6. #9e5bb8
  7. #9862ad
  8. #926aa2
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #207dec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f60f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e67ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b854bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb35f0 {
  color: #bb35f0;
}
Background
.bg-bb35f0 {
  background-color: #bb35f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb35f0 {
  border: 2px solid #bb35f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb35f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 53 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb35f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb35f0, #f035c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb35f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 53 240 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.94 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.95 #44ca0f Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb35f0  rgb(187, 53, 240)  hsl(283, 86%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#6af035  rgb(106, 240, 53)  hsl(103, 86%, 57%)  Harlequin
#f0bb35  rgb(240, 187, 53)  hsl(43, 86%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#35f0bb  rgb(53, 240, 187)  hsl(163, 86%, 57%)  Aquamarine