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#BB3DEC

#bb3dec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3dec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 23.92% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 74.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.2°, with 82.16% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.1996

Complementary

  1. #bb3dec
  2. #6eec3d

Split complementary

  1. #bb3dec
  2. #c6ec3d
  3. #3dec64

Analogous

  1. #643dec
  2. #bb3dec
  3. #ec3dc6

Triadic

  1. #bb3dec
  2. #ecbb3d
  3. #3decbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3dec
  2. #ec3d6e
  3. #6eec3d
  4. #3decbb

Square

  1. #bb3dec
  2. #ec643d
  3. #6eec3d
  4. #3dc6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #620d83
  2. #9614c9
  3. #bb3dec
  4. #d383f3
  5. #ecc8fa

Shades

#bb3dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3dec
  2. #a837d4
  3. #9631bd
  4. #832ba5
  5. #70258e
  6. #5e1f76
  7. #4b185e
  8. #381247
  9. #250c2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3dec
  2. #c250ee
  3. #c964f0
  4. #cf77f2
  5. #d68bf4
  6. #dd9ef6
  7. #e4b1f7
  8. #ebc5f9
  9. #f1d8fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3dec
  2. #b544e1
  3. #af4ad6
  4. #a951cc
  5. #a358c1
  6. #9e5fb6
  7. #9865ab
  8. #926ca0
  9. #8c7396
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9968b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #327ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7363ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b857bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3dec {
  color: #bb3dec;
}
Background
.bg-bb3dec {
  background-color: #bb3dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3dec {
  border: 2px solid #bb3dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 61 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3dec, #ec3dc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 61 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.40 #44c213 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3dec  rgb(187, 61, 236)  hsl(283, 82%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6eec3d  rgb(110, 236, 61)  hsl(103, 82%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#ecbb3d  rgb(236, 187, 61)  hsl(43, 82%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3decbb  rgb(61, 236, 187)  hsl(163, 82%, 58%)  Aquamarine