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#BB3CF2

#bb3cf2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3cf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 75.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.87°, with 87.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.2021

Complementary

  1. #bb3cf2
  2. #73f23c

Split complementary

  1. #bb3cf2
  2. #cef23c
  3. #3cf260

Analogous

  1. #603cf2
  2. #bb3cf2
  3. #f23cce

Triadic

  1. #bb3cf2
  2. #f2bb3c
  3. #3cf2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3cf2
  2. #f23c73
  3. #73f23c
  4. #3cf2bb

Square

  1. #bb3cf2
  2. #f2603c
  3. #73f23c
  4. #3ccef2

Monochromatic

  1. #64098c
  2. #980ed3
  3. #bb3cf2
  4. #d484f7
  5. #edcbfc

Shades

#bb3cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3cf2
  2. #a836da
  3. #9630c2
  4. #832aa9
  5. #702491
  6. #5e1e79
  7. #4b1861
  8. #381249
  9. #250c30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3cf2
  2. #c250f3
  3. #c963f5
  4. #cf77f6
  5. #d68af7
  6. #dd9ef9
  7. #e4b1fa
  8. #ebc5fb
  9. #f1d8fc
  10. #f8ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3cf2
  2. #b543e7
  3. #af4adb
  4. #a950d0
  5. #a357c4
  6. #9e5eb9
  7. #9865ae
  8. #926ca2
  9. #8c7297
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9968b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #267fee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7064f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6af0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b758c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3cf2 {
  color: #bb3cf2;
}
Background
.bg-bb3cf2 {
  background-color: #bb3cf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 60 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3cf2, #f23cce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 60 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.44 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.51 #44c30d Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3cf2  rgb(187, 60, 242)  hsl(282, 88%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#73f23c  rgb(115, 242, 60)  hsl(102, 88%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#f2bb3c  rgb(242, 187, 60)  hsl(42, 88%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#3cf2bb  rgb(60, 242, 187)  hsl(162, 88%, 59%)  Aquamarine