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#BB3CED

#bb3ced ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3ced 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 74.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 283.05°, with 83.1% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.1991

Complementary

  1. #bb3ced
  2. #6eed3c

Split complementary

  1. #bb3ced
  2. #c7ed3c
  3. #3ced63

Analogous

  1. #633ced
  2. #bb3ced
  3. #ed3cc7

Triadic

  1. #bb3ced
  2. #edbb3c
  3. #3cedbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3ced
  2. #ed3c6e
  3. #6eed3c
  4. #3cedbb

Square

  1. #bb3ced
  2. #ed633c
  3. #6eed3c
  4. #3cc7ed

Monochromatic

  1. #620c84
  2. #9613ca
  3. #bb3ced
  4. #d382f3
  5. #ecc8fa

Shades

#bb3ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3ced
  2. #a836d5
  3. #9630be
  4. #832aa6
  5. #70248e
  6. #5e1e77
  7. #4b185f
  8. #381247
  9. #250c2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3ced
  2. #c250ef
  3. #c963f1
  4. #cf77f2
  5. #d68af4
  6. #dd9ef6
  7. #e4b1f8
  8. #ebc5fa
  9. #f1d8fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3ced
  2. #b543e2
  3. #af4ad7
  4. #a950cc
  5. #a357c1
  6. #9e5eb7
  7. #9865ac
  8. #926ca1
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9968b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f7ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7263f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b857be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3ced {
  color: #bb3ced;
}
Background
.bg-bb3ced {
  background-color: #bb3ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3ced {
  border: 2px solid #bb3ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 60 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3ced, #ed3cc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 60 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.31 #44c312 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3ced  rgb(187, 60, 237)  hsl(283, 83%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6eed3c  rgb(110, 237, 60)  hsl(103, 83%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#edbb3c  rgb(237, 187, 60)  hsl(43, 83%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3cedbb  rgb(60, 237, 187)  hsl(163, 83%, 58%)  Aquamarine