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#BB36E8

#bb36e8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb36e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 76.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 284.83°, with 79.46% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.1903

Complementary

  1. #bb36e8
  2. #63e836

Split complementary

  1. #bb36e8
  2. #bce836
  3. #36e862

Analogous

  1. #6236e8
  2. #bb36e8
  3. #e836bc

Triadic

  1. #bb36e8
  2. #e8bb36
  3. #36e8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb36e8
  2. #e83663
  3. #63e836
  4. #36e8bb

Square

  1. #bb36e8
  2. #e86236
  3. #63e836
  4. #36bce8

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0e77
  2. #9216bc
  3. #bb36e8
  4. #d27bf0
  5. #e9bff8

Shades

#bb36e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb36e8
  2. #a831d1
  3. #962bba
  4. #8326a2
  5. #70208b
  6. #5e1b74
  7. #4b165d
  8. #381046
  9. #250b2e
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb36e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb36e8
  2. #c24aea
  3. #c95eed
  4. #cf72ef
  5. #d686f1
  6. #dd9bf4
  7. #e4aff6
  8. #ebc3f8
  9. #f1d7fa
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb36e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb36e8
  2. #b53dde
  3. #af45d3
  4. #a94cc9
  5. #a354be
  6. #9e5bb4
  7. #9862aa
  8. #926a9f
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #317ce4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725feb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8067e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b952b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb36e8 {
  color: #bb36e8;
}
Background
.bg-bb36e8 {
  background-color: #bb36e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb36e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb36e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb36e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 54 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 79% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb36e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb36e8, #e836bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb36e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 54 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.59 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.73 #44c917 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb36e8  rgb(187, 54, 232)  hsl(285, 79%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#63e836  rgb(99, 232, 54)  hsl(105, 79%, 56%)  Neon Green
#e8bb36  rgb(232, 187, 54)  hsl(45, 79%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#36e8bb  rgb(54, 232, 187)  hsl(165, 79%, 56%)  Aquamarine