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#BB3CE8

#bb3ce8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3ce8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 23.53% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 74.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 284.3°, with 78.9% 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 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.1962

Complementary

  1. #bb3ce8
  2. #69e83c

Split complementary

  1. #bb3ce8
  2. #bfe83c
  3. #3ce865

Analogous

  1. #653ce8
  2. #bb3ce8
  3. #e83cbf

Triadic

  1. #bb3ce8
  2. #e8bb3c
  3. #3ce8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3ce8
  2. #e83c69
  3. #69e83c
  4. #3ce8bb

Square

  1. #bb3ce8
  2. #e8653c
  3. #69e83c
  4. #3cbfe8

Monochromatic

  1. #600f7c
  2. #9417c1
  3. #bb3ce8
  4. #d380f0
  5. #ebc5f8

Shades

#bb3ce8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3ce8
  2. #a836d1
  3. #9630ba
  4. #832aa2
  5. #70248b
  6. #5e1e74
  7. #4b185d
  8. #381246
  9. #250c2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3ce8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3ce8
  2. #c250ea
  3. #c963ed
  4. #cf77ef
  5. #d68af1
  6. #dd9ef4
  7. #e4b1f6
  8. #ebc5f8
  9. #f1d8fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3ce8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3ce8
  2. #b543de
  3. #af4ad3
  4. #a950c9
  5. #a357be
  6. #9e5eb4
  7. #9865aa
  8. #926c9f
  9. #8c7295
  10. #86798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9967b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #367ee4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7462eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816ae6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b955ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3ce8 {
  color: #bb3ce8;
}
Background
.bg-bb3ce8 {
  background-color: #bb3ce8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3ce8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3ce8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3ce8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 60 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 79% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3ce8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3ce8, #e83cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3ce8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 60 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.25 #44c317 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3ce8  rgb(187, 60, 232)  hsl(284, 79%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#69e83c  rgb(105, 232, 60)  hsl(104, 79%, 57%)  Neon Green
#e8bb3c  rgb(232, 187, 60)  hsl(44, 79%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#3ce8bb  rgb(60, 232, 187)  hsl(164, 79%, 57%)  Aquamarine