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#BB3BE9

#bb3be9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3be9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 23.14% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.74% cyan, 74.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 284.14°, with 79.82% saturation and 57.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.1958

Complementary

  1. #bb3be9
  2. #69e93b

Split complementary

  1. #bb3be9
  2. #c0e93b
  3. #3be964

Analogous

  1. #643be9
  2. #bb3be9
  3. #e93bc0

Triadic

  1. #bb3be9
  2. #e9bb3b
  3. #3be9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3be9
  2. #e93b69
  3. #69e93b
  4. #3be9bb

Square

  1. #bb3be9
  2. #e9643b
  3. #69e93b
  4. #3bc0e9

Monochromatic

  1. #600e7d
  2. #9416c2
  3. #bb3be9
  4. #d380f1
  5. #ebc5f8

Shades

#bb3be9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3be9
  2. #a835d2
  3. #962fba
  4. #8329a3
  5. #70238c
  6. #5e1e75
  7. #4b185d
  8. #381246
  9. #250c2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3be9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3be9
  2. #c24feb
  3. #c962ed
  4. #cf76f0
  5. #d689f2
  6. #dd9df4
  7. #e4b1f6
  8. #ebc4f8
  9. #f1d8fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3be9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3be9
  2. #b542df
  3. #af49d4
  4. #a950ca
  5. #a357bf
  6. #9e5eb5
  7. #9864aa
  8. #926ba0
  9. #8c7295
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9867b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #347ee5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7361ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8169e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b955bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3be9 {
  color: #bb3be9;
}
Background
.bg-bb3be9 {
  background-color: #bb3be9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3be9 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3be9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3be9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 59 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 80% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3be9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3be9, #e93bc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3be9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 59 233 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.73 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.15 #44c416 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3be9  rgb(187, 59, 233)  hsl(284, 80%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#69e93b  rgb(105, 233, 59)  hsl(104, 80%, 57%)  Neon Green
#e9bb3b  rgb(233, 187, 59)  hsl(44, 80%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#3be9bb  rgb(59, 233, 187)  hsl(164, 80%, 57%)  Aquamarine