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#BB36EA

#bb36ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb36ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.33°, with 81.08% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.1914

Complementary

  1. #bb36ea
  2. #65ea36

Split complementary

  1. #bb36ea
  2. #bfea36
  3. #36ea61

Analogous

  1. #6136ea
  2. #bb36ea
  3. #ea36bf

Triadic

  1. #bb36ea
  2. #eabb36
  3. #36eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb36ea
  2. #ea3665
  3. #65ea36
  4. #36eabb

Square

  1. #bb36ea
  2. #ea6136
  3. #65ea36
  4. #36bfea

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0d7a
  2. #9314bf
  3. #bb36ea
  4. #d27bf1
  5. #eac1f8

Shades

#bb36ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb36ea
  2. #a831d3
  3. #962bbb
  4. #8326a4
  5. #70208c
  6. #5e1b75
  7. #4b165e
  8. #381046
  9. #250b2f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb36ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb36ea
  2. #c24aec
  3. #c95eee
  4. #cf72f0
  5. #d686f2
  6. #dd9bf5
  7. #e4aff7
  8. #ebc3f9
  9. #f1d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb36ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb36ea
  2. #b53ddf
  3. #af45d5
  4. #a94cca
  5. #a354c0
  6. #9e5bb5
  7. #9862aa
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d7ce6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8067e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b952bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb36ea {
  color: #bb36ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb36ea {
  background-color: #bb36ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb36ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb36ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb36ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 54 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb36ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb36ea, #ea36bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb36ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 54 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.82 #44c915 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb36ea  rgb(187, 54, 234)  hsl(284, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#65ea36  rgb(101, 234, 54)  hsl(104, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eabb36  rgb(234, 187, 54)  hsl(44, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#36eabb  rgb(54, 234, 187)  hsl(164, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine