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#BB36EB

#bb36eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb36eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 77.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.09°, with 81.9% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.192

Complementary

  1. #bb36eb
  2. #66eb36

Split complementary

  1. #bb36eb
  2. #c0eb36
  3. #36eb61

Analogous

  1. #6136eb
  2. #bb36eb
  3. #eb36c0

Triadic

  1. #bb36eb
  2. #ebbb36
  3. #36ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb36eb
  2. #eb3666
  3. #66eb36
  4. #36ebbb

Square

  1. #bb36eb
  2. #eb6136
  3. #66eb36
  4. #36c0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0c7c
  2. #9313c1
  3. #bb36eb
  4. #d37cf2
  5. #eac1f9

Shades

#bb36eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb36eb
  2. #a831d4
  3. #962bbc
  4. #8326a5
  5. #70208d
  6. #5e1b76
  7. #4b165e
  8. #381047
  9. #250b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb36eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb36eb
  2. #c24aed
  3. #c95eef
  4. #cf72f1
  5. #d686f3
  6. #dd9bf5
  7. #e4aff7
  8. #ebc3f9
  9. #f1d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb36eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb36eb
  2. #b53de0
  3. #af45d6
  4. #a94ccb
  5. #a354c0
  6. #9e5bb6
  7. #9862ab
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7160ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f67e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b953bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb36eb {
  color: #bb36eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb36eb {
  background-color: #bb36eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb36eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb36eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb36eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 54 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb36eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb36eb, #eb36c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb36eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 54 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #44c914 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb36eb  rgb(187, 54, 235)  hsl(284, 82%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66eb36  rgb(102, 235, 54)  hsl(104, 82%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ebbb36  rgb(235, 187, 54)  hsl(44, 82%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#36ebbb  rgb(54, 235, 187)  hsl(164, 82%, 57%)  Aquamarine