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#BB3AF7

#bb3af7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3af7 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 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.29% cyan, 76.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 280.95°, with 92.2% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.2031

Complementary

  1. #bb3af7
  2. #76f73a

Split complementary

  1. #bb3af7
  2. #d5f73a
  3. #3af75c

Analogous

  1. #5c3af7
  2. #bb3af7
  3. #f73ad5

Triadic

  1. #bb3af7
  2. #f7bb3a
  3. #3af7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3af7
  2. #f73a76
  3. #76f73a
  4. #3af7bb

Square

  1. #bb3af7
  2. #f75c3a
  3. #76f73a
  4. #3ad5f7

Monochromatic

  1. #660692
  2. #9909dc
  3. #bb3af7
  4. #d483fa
  5. #eecdfd

Shades

#bb3af7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3af7
  2. #a834de
  3. #962ec6
  4. #8329ad
  5. #702394
  6. #5e1d7c
  7. #4b1763
  8. #38114a
  9. #250c31
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3af7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3af7
  2. #c24ef8
  3. #c961f9
  4. #cf75f9
  5. #d689fa
  6. #dd9dfb
  7. #e4b0fc
  8. #ebc4fd
  9. #f1d8fd
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3af7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3af7
  2. #b541eb
  3. #af48df
  4. #a94fd3
  5. #a356c7
  6. #9e5dbc
  7. #9864b0
  8. #926ba4
  9. #8c7298
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9968ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #147ff3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e64fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6af5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b759c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3af7 {
  color: #bb3af7;
}
Background
.bg-bb3af7 {
  background-color: #bb3af7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3af7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3af7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3af7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 58 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 92% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3af7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3af7, #f73ad5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3af7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 58 247 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.14 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.45 #44c508 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3af7  rgb(187, 58, 247)  hsl(281, 92%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#76f73a  rgb(118, 247, 58)  hsl(101, 92%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f7bb3a  rgb(247, 187, 58)  hsl(41, 92%, 60%)  Amber
#3af7bb  rgb(58, 247, 187)  hsl(161, 92%, 60%)  Aquamarine