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#BB3CFB

#bb3cfb ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3cfb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 23.53% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.5% cyan, 76.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 279.9°, with 95.98% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.2076

Complementary

  1. #bb3cfb
  2. #7cfb3c

Split complementary

  1. #bb3cfb
  2. #dbfb3c
  3. #3cfb5c

Analogous

  1. #5c3cfb
  2. #bb3cfb
  3. #fb3cdb

Triadic

  1. #bb3cfb
  2. #fbbb3c
  3. #3cfbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3cfb
  2. #fb3c7c
  3. #7cfb3c
  4. #3cfbbb

Square

  1. #bb3cfb
  2. #fb5c3c
  3. #7cfb3c
  4. #3cdbfb

Monochromatic

  1. #68039b
  2. #9a05e6
  3. #bb3cfb
  4. #d587fd
  5. #efd2fe

Shades

#bb3cfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3cfb
  2. #a836e2
  3. #9630c9
  4. #832ab0
  5. #702497
  6. #5e1e7e
  7. #4b1864
  8. #38124b
  9. #250c32
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3cfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3cfb
  2. #c250fb
  3. #c963fc
  4. #cf77fc
  5. #d68afd
  6. #dd9efd
  7. #e4b1fd
  8. #ebc5fe
  9. #f1d8fe
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3cfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3cfb
  2. #b543ef
  3. #af4ae2
  4. #a950d6
  5. #a357ca
  6. #9e5ebe
  7. #9865b1
  8. #926ca5
  9. #8c7299
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a69bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0580f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b26a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d65fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b65bc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3cfb {
  color: #bb3cfb;
}
Background
.bg-bb3cfb {
  background-color: #bb3cfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3cfb {
  border: 2px solid #bb3cfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3cfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 60 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 96% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3cfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3cfb, #fb3cdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3cfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 60 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.50 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.50 #44c304 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3cfb  rgb(187, 60, 251)  hsl(280, 96%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#7cfb3c  rgb(124, 251, 60)  hsl(100, 96%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#fbbb3c  rgb(251, 187, 60)  hsl(40, 96%, 61%)  Amber
#3cfbbb  rgb(60, 251, 187)  hsl(160, 96%, 61%)  Aquamarine