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#BB3BEB

#bb3beb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3beb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 81.48% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.1969

Complementary

  1. #bb3beb
  2. #6beb3b

Split complementary

  1. #bb3beb
  2. #c3eb3b
  3. #3beb63

Analogous

  1. #633beb
  2. #bb3beb
  3. #eb3bc3

Triadic

  1. #bb3beb
  2. #ebbb3b
  3. #3bebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3beb
  2. #eb3b6b
  3. #6beb3b
  4. #3bebbb

Square

  1. #bb3beb
  2. #eb633b
  3. #6beb3b
  4. #3bc3eb

Monochromatic

  1. #610d80
  2. #9514c5
  3. #bb3beb
  4. #d380f2
  5. #ebc6f9

Shades

#bb3beb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3beb
  2. #a835d4
  3. #962fbc
  4. #8329a5
  5. #70238d
  6. #5e1e76
  7. #4b185e
  8. #381247
  9. #250c2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3beb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3beb
  2. #c24fed
  3. #c962ef
  4. #cf76f1
  5. #d689f3
  6. #dd9df5
  7. #e4b1f7
  8. #ebc4f9
  9. #f1d8fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3beb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3beb
  2. #b542e0
  3. #af49d6
  4. #a950cb
  5. #a357c0
  6. #9e5eb6
  7. #9864ab
  8. #926ba0
  9. #8c7295
  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 #9967b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #317ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76391 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7262ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8069e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b856bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3beb {
  color: #bb3beb;
}
Background
.bg-bb3beb {
  background-color: #bb3beb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3beb {
  border: 2px solid #bb3beb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3beb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 59 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3beb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3beb, #eb3bc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3beb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 59 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.25 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.18 #44c414 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3beb  rgb(187, 59, 235)  hsl(284, 81%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6beb3b  rgb(107, 235, 59)  hsl(104, 81%, 58%)  Neon Green
#ebbb3b  rgb(235, 187, 59)  hsl(44, 81%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3bebbb  rgb(59, 235, 187)  hsl(164, 81%, 58%)  Aquamarine