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#BB39EF

#bb39ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb39ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 22.35% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.76% cyan, 76.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 85.05% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1972

Complementary

  1. #bb39ef
  2. #6def39

Split complementary

  1. #bb39ef
  2. #c8ef39
  3. #39ef60

Analogous

  1. #6039ef
  2. #bb39ef
  3. #ef39c8

Triadic

  1. #bb39ef
  2. #efbb39
  3. #39efbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb39ef
  2. #ef396d
  3. #6def39
  4. #39efbb

Square

  1. #bb39ef
  2. #ef6039
  3. #6def39
  4. #39c8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #620b84
  2. #9610cb
  3. #bb39ef
  4. #d380f5
  5. #ecc7fa

Shades

#bb39ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb39ef
  2. #a833d7
  3. #962ebf
  4. #8328a7
  5. #70228f
  6. #5e1d78
  7. #4b1760
  8. #381148
  9. #250b30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb39ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb39ef
  2. #c24df1
  3. #c961f2
  4. #cf74f4
  5. #d688f5
  6. #dd9cf7
  7. #e4b0f9
  8. #ebc4fa
  9. #f1d7fc
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb39ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb39ef
  2. #b540e4
  3. #af47d9
  4. #a94ece
  5. #a355c3
  6. #9e5db8
  7. #9864ac
  8. #926ba1
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9967b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #287eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7162f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f69ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b856bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb39ef {
  color: #bb39ef;
}
Background
.bg-bb39ef {
  background-color: #bb39ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb39ef {
  border: 2px solid #bb39ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb39ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 57 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb39ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb39ef, #ef39c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb39ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 57 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.37 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.35 #44c610 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb39ef  rgb(187, 57, 239)  hsl(283, 85%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6def39  rgb(109, 239, 57)  hsl(103, 85%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#efbb39  rgb(239, 187, 57)  hsl(43, 85%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#39efbb  rgb(57, 239, 187)  hsl(163, 85%, 58%)  Aquamarine