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#BB36F5

#bb36f5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb36f5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.67% cyan, 77.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 281.78°, with 90.52% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.198

Complementary

  1. #bb36f5
  2. #70f536

Split complementary

  1. #bb36f5
  2. #d0f536
  3. #36f55c

Analogous

  1. #5c36f5
  2. #bb36f5
  3. #f536d0

Triadic

  1. #bb36f5
  2. #f5bb36
  3. #36f5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb36f5
  2. #f53670
  3. #70f536
  4. #36f5bb

Square

  1. #bb36f5
  2. #f55c36
  3. #70f536
  4. #36d0f5

Monochromatic

  1. #63078b
  2. #970bd4
  3. #bb36f5
  4. #d47ff9
  5. #ecc8fc

Shades

#bb36f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb36f5
  2. #a831dd
  3. #962bc4
  4. #8326ac
  5. #702093
  6. #5e1b7b
  7. #4b1662
  8. #38104a
  9. #250b31
  10. #130519
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb36f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb36f5
  2. #c24af6
  3. #c95ef7
  4. #cf72f8
  5. #d686f9
  6. #dd9bfa
  7. #e4affb
  8. #ebc3fc
  9. #f1d7fd
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb36f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb36f5
  2. #b53de9
  3. #af45de
  4. #a94cd2
  5. #a354c6
  6. #9e5bbb
  7. #9862af
  8. #926aa3
  9. #8c7197
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9966b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #127ef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e61f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c68f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b756c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb36f5 {
  color: #bb36f5;
}
Background
.bg-bb36f5 {
  background-color: #bb36f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb36f5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb36f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb36f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 54 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 91% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb36f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb36f5, #f536d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb36f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 54 245 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.02 #44c90a Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb36f5  rgb(187, 54, 245)  hsl(282, 91%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#70f536  rgb(112, 245, 54)  hsl(102, 91%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#f5bb36  rgb(245, 187, 54)  hsl(42, 91%, 59%)  Amber
#36f5bb  rgb(54, 245, 187)  hsl(162, 91%, 59%)  Aquamarine