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#BB3AF6

#bb3af6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3af6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.98% cyan, 76.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 281.17°, with 91.26% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.2024

Complementary

  1. #bb3af6
  2. #75f63a

Split complementary

  1. #bb3af6
  2. #d3f63a
  3. #3af65d

Analogous

  1. #5d3af6
  2. #bb3af6
  3. #f63ad3

Triadic

  1. #bb3af6
  2. #f6bb3a
  3. #3af6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3af6
  2. #f63a75
  3. #75f63a
  4. #3af6bb

Square

  1. #bb3af6
  2. #f65d3a
  3. #75f63a
  4. #3ad3f6

Monochromatic

  1. #650790
  2. #980ada
  3. #bb3af6
  4. #d483f9
  5. #eeccfd

Shades

#bb3af6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3af6
  2. #a834dd
  3. #962ec5
  4. #8329ac
  5. #702394
  6. #5e1d7b
  7. #4b1762
  8. #38114a
  9. #250c31
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3af6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3af6
  2. #c24ef7
  3. #c961f8
  4. #cf75f9
  5. #d689fa
  6. #dd9dfb
  7. #e4b0fb
  8. #ebc4fc
  9. #f1d8fd
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3af6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3af6
  2. #b541ea
  3. #af48de
  4. #a94fd3
  5. #a356c7
  6. #9e5dbb
  7. #9864af
  8. #926ba3
  9. #8c7298
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9968ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #187ff2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f63f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6af4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b759c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3af6 {
  color: #bb3af6;
}
Background
.bg-bb3af6 {
  background-color: #bb3af6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3af6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3af6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3af6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 58 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 91% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3af6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3af6, #f63ad3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3af6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 58 246 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.44 #44c509 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3af6  rgb(187, 58, 246)  hsl(281, 91%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#75f63a  rgb(117, 246, 58)  hsl(101, 91%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f6bb3a  rgb(246, 187, 58)  hsl(41, 91%, 60%)  Amber
#3af6bb  rgb(58, 246, 187)  hsl(161, 91%, 60%)  Aquamarine