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#BB37EA

#bb37ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb37ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.57% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 76.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.25°, with 81% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.1924

Complementary

  1. #bb37ea
  2. #66ea37

Split complementary

  1. #bb37ea
  2. #bfea37
  3. #37ea62

Analogous

  1. #6237ea
  2. #bb37ea
  3. #ea37bf

Triadic

  1. #bb37ea
  2. #eabb37
  3. #37eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb37ea
  2. #ea3766
  3. #66ea37
  4. #37eabb

Square

  1. #bb37ea
  2. #ea6237
  3. #66ea37
  4. #37bfea

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0d7b
  2. #9314c0
  3. #bb37ea
  4. #d37cf1
  5. #eac1f9

Shades

#bb37ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb37ea
  2. #a832d3
  3. #962cbb
  4. #8327a4
  5. #70218c
  6. #5e1c75
  7. #4b165e
  8. #381146
  9. #250b2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb37ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb37ea
  2. #c24bec
  3. #c95fee
  4. #cf73f0
  5. #d687f2
  6. #dd9bf5
  7. #e4aff7
  8. #ebc3f9
  9. #f1d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb37ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb37ea
  2. #b53edf
  3. #af46d5
  4. #a94dca
  5. #a354c0
  6. #9e5cb5
  7. #9863aa
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 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 #2e7de6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7260ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8068e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b953bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb37ea {
  color: #bb37ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb37ea {
  background-color: #bb37ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb37ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb37ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb37ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb37ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb37ea, #ea37bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb37ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.82 #44c815 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb37ea  rgb(187, 55, 234)  hsl(284, 81%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66ea37  rgb(102, 234, 55)  hsl(104, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eabb37  rgb(234, 187, 55)  hsl(44, 81%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#37eabb  rgb(55, 234, 187)  hsl(164, 81%, 57%)  Aquamarine