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#BB36DC

#bb36dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb36dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.18% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 75.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 288.07°, with 70.34% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #bb36dc
  2. #57dc36

Split complementary

  1. #bb36dc
  2. #aadc36
  3. #36dc68

Analogous

  1. #6836dc
  2. #bb36dc
  3. #dc36aa

Triadic

  1. #bb36dc
  2. #dcbb36
  3. #36dcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb36dc
  2. #dc3657
  3. #57dc36
  4. #36dcbb

Square

  1. #bb36dc
  2. #dc6836
  3. #57dc36
  4. #36aadc

Monochromatic

  1. #561267
  2. #8d1da8
  3. #bb36dc
  4. #d177e7
  5. #e7b8f3

Shades

#bb36dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb36dc
  2. #a831c6
  3. #962bb0
  4. #83269a
  5. #702084
  6. #5e1b6e
  7. #4b1658
  8. #381042
  9. #250b2c
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb36dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb36dc
  2. #c24ae0
  3. #c95ee3
  4. #cf72e7
  5. #d686ea
  6. #dd9bee
  7. #e4aff1
  8. #ebc3f5
  9. #f1d7f8
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb36dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb36dc
  2. #b53dd3
  3. #af45ca
  4. #a94cc0
  5. #a354b7
  6. #9e5bae
  7. #9862a5
  8. #926a9c
  9. #8c7192
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9763a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #755ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8466da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb36dc {
  color: #bb36dc;
}
Background
.bg-bb36dc {
  background-color: #bb36dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb36dc {
  border: 2px solid #bb36dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb36dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 54 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb36dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb36dc, #dc36aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb36dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 54 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.82 #44c923 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb36dc  rgb(187, 54, 220)  hsl(288, 70%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#57dc36  rgb(87, 220, 54)  hsl(108, 70%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dcbb36  rgb(220, 187, 54)  hsl(48, 70%, 54%)  Old Gold
#36dcbb  rgb(54, 220, 187)  hsl(168, 70%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine