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#BB37EC

#bb37ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb37ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 76.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.76°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.1935

Complementary

  1. #bb37ec
  2. #68ec37

Split complementary

  1. #bb37ec
  2. #c2ec37
  3. #37ec61

Analogous

  1. #6137ec
  2. #bb37ec
  3. #ec37c2

Triadic

  1. #bb37ec
  2. #ecbb37
  3. #37ecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb37ec
  2. #ec3768
  3. #68ec37
  4. #37ecbb

Square

  1. #bb37ec
  2. #ec6137
  3. #68ec37
  4. #37c2ec

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0c7e
  2. #9413c4
  3. #bb37ec
  4. #d37df3
  5. #ebc3f9

Shades

#bb37ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb37ec
  2. #a832d4
  3. #962cbd
  4. #8327a5
  5. #70218e
  6. #5e1c76
  7. #4b165e
  8. #381147
  9. #250b2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb37ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb37ec
  2. #c24bee
  3. #c95ff0
  4. #cf73f2
  5. #d687f4
  6. #dd9bf6
  7. #e4aff7
  8. #ebc3f9
  9. #f1d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb37ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb37ec
  2. #b53ee1
  3. #af46d6
  4. #a94dcc
  5. #a354c1
  6. #9e5cb6
  7. #9863ab
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7160ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f68ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b853bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb37ec {
  color: #bb37ec;
}
Background
.bg-bb37ec {
  background-color: #bb37ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb37ec {
  border: 2px solid #bb37ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb37ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb37ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb37ec, #ec37c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb37ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.04 #44c813 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb37ec  rgb(187, 55, 236)  hsl(284, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#68ec37  rgb(104, 236, 55)  hsl(104, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ecbb37  rgb(236, 187, 55)  hsl(44, 83%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#37ecbb  rgb(55, 236, 187)  hsl(164, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine