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#BB3BEE

#bb3bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3bee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 75.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 282.91°, with 84.04% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.1987

Complementary

  1. #bb3bee
  2. #6eee3b

Split complementary

  1. #bb3bee
  2. #c7ee3b
  3. #3bee62

Analogous

  1. #623bee
  2. #bb3bee
  3. #ee3bc7

Triadic

  1. #bb3bee
  2. #eebb3b
  3. #3beebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3bee
  2. #ee3b6e
  3. #6eee3b
  4. #3beebb

Square

  1. #bb3bee
  2. #ee623b
  3. #6eee3b
  4. #3bc7ee

Monochromatic

  1. #620b85
  2. #9612cb
  3. #bb3bee
  4. #d381f4
  5. #ecc8fa

Shades

#bb3bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3bee
  2. #a835d6
  3. #962fbe
  4. #8329a7
  5. #70238f
  6. #5e1e77
  7. #4b185f
  8. #381247
  9. #250c30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3bee
  2. #c24ff0
  3. #c962f1
  4. #cf76f3
  5. #d689f5
  6. #dd9df7
  7. #e4b1f8
  8. #ebc4fa
  9. #f1d8fc
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3bee
  2. #b542e3
  3. #af49d8
  4. #a950cd
  5. #a357c2
  6. #9e5eb7
  7. #9864ac
  8. #926ba1
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9967b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7262f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b857be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3bee {
  color: #bb3bee;
}
Background
.bg-bb3bee {
  background-color: #bb3bee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3bee {
  border: 2px solid #bb3bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 59 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3bee, #ee3bc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 59 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.30 #44c411 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3bee  rgb(187, 59, 238)  hsl(283, 84%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6eee3b  rgb(110, 238, 59)  hsl(103, 84%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#eebb3b  rgb(238, 187, 59)  hsl(43, 84%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3beebb  rgb(59, 238, 187)  hsl(163, 84%, 58%)  Aquamarine