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#BB37F6

#bb37f6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb37f6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.98% cyan, 77.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 281.47°, with 91.39% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.1995

Complementary

  1. #bb37f6
  2. #72f637

Split complementary

  1. #bb37f6
  2. #d1f637
  3. #37f65c

Analogous

  1. #5c37f6
  2. #bb37f6
  3. #f637d1

Triadic

  1. #bb37f6
  2. #f6bb37
  3. #37f6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb37f6
  2. #f63772
  3. #72f637
  4. #37f6bb

Square

  1. #bb37f6
  2. #f65c37
  3. #72f637
  4. #37d1f6

Monochromatic

  1. #64068e
  2. #970ad7
  3. #bb37f6
  4. #d480f9
  5. #edc9fd

Shades

#bb37f6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb37f6
  2. #a832dd
  3. #962cc5
  4. #8327ac
  5. #702194
  6. #5e1c7b
  7. #4b1662
  8. #38114a
  9. #250b31
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb37f6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb37f6
  2. #c24bf7
  3. #c95ff8
  4. #cf73f9
  5. #d687fa
  6. #dd9bfb
  7. #e4affb
  8. #ebc3fc
  9. #f1d7fd
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb37f6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb37f6
  2. #b53eea
  3. #af46de
  4. #a94dd3
  5. #a354c7
  6. #9e5cbb
  7. #9863af
  8. #926aa3
  9. #8c7198
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9967ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #107ef2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46697 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e62f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c69f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b757c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb37f6 {
  color: #bb37f6;
}
Background
.bg-bb37f6 {
  background-color: #bb37f6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb37f6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb37f6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb37f6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 91% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb37f6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb37f6, #f637d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb37f6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 246 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.09 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.12 #44c809 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb37f6  rgb(187, 55, 246)  hsl(281, 91%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#72f637  rgb(114, 246, 55)  hsl(101, 91%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#f6bb37  rgb(246, 187, 55)  hsl(41, 91%, 59%)  Amber
#37f6bb  rgb(55, 246, 187)  hsl(161, 91%, 59%)  Aquamarine