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#BB3AEC

#bb3aec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3aec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 22.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 75.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.48°, with 82.41% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.1965

Complementary

  1. #bb3aec
  2. #6bec3a

Split complementary

  1. #bb3aec
  2. #c4ec3a
  3. #3aec62

Analogous

  1. #623aec
  2. #bb3aec
  3. #ec3ac4

Triadic

  1. #bb3aec
  2. #ecbb3a
  3. #3aecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3aec
  2. #ec3a6b
  3. #6bec3a
  4. #3aecbb

Square

  1. #bb3aec
  2. #ec623a
  3. #6bec3a
  4. #3ac4ec

Monochromatic

  1. #610c81
  2. #9513c6
  3. #bb3aec
  4. #d380f3
  5. #ebc6f9

Shades

#bb3aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3aec
  2. #a834d4
  3. #962ebd
  4. #8329a5
  5. #70238e
  6. #5e1d76
  7. #4b175e
  8. #381147
  9. #250c2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3aec
  2. #c24eee
  3. #c961f0
  4. #cf75f2
  5. #d689f4
  6. #dd9df6
  7. #e4b0f7
  8. #ebc4f9
  9. #f1d8fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3aec
  2. #b541e1
  3. #af48d6
  4. #a94fcc
  5. #a356c1
  6. #9e5db6
  7. #9864ab
  8. #926ba0
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9967b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e7ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7262ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8069ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b855bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3aec {
  color: #bb3aec;
}
Background
.bg-bb3aec {
  background-color: #bb3aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3aec {
  border: 2px solid #bb3aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 58 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3aec, #ec3ac4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 58 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.09 #44c513 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3aec  rgb(187, 58, 236)  hsl(283, 82%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6bec3a  rgb(107, 236, 58)  hsl(103, 82%, 58%)  Neon Green
#ecbb3a  rgb(236, 187, 58)  hsl(43, 82%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3aecbb  rgb(58, 236, 187)  hsl(163, 82%, 58%)  Aquamarine