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#BB3EEA

#bb3eea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb3eea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 24.31% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 73.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.6°, with 80.37% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.1995

Complementary

  1. #bb3eea
  2. #6dea3e

Split complementary

  1. #bb3eea
  2. #c3ea3e
  3. #3eea65

Analogous

  1. #653eea
  2. #bb3eea
  3. #ea3ec3

Triadic

  1. #bb3eea
  2. #eabb3e
  3. #3eeabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3eea
  2. #ea3e6d
  3. #6dea3e
  4. #3eeabb

Square

  1. #bb3eea
  2. #ea653e
  3. #6dea3e
  4. #3ec3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #620e81
  2. #9616c6
  3. #bb3eea
  4. #d383f2
  5. #ecc8f9

Shades

#bb3eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3eea
  2. #a838d3
  3. #9632bb
  4. #832ba4
  5. #70258c
  6. #5e1f75
  7. #4b195e
  8. #381346
  9. #250c2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3eea
  2. #c251ec
  3. #c965ee
  4. #cf78f0
  5. #d68bf2
  6. #dd9ff5
  7. #e4b2f7
  8. #ebc5f9
  9. #f1d8fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3eea
  2. #b545df
  3. #af4bd5
  4. #a952ca
  5. #a358c0
  6. #9e5fb5
  7. #9866aa
  8. #926ca0
  9. #8c7395
  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 #9968b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #367fe6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7463ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b957bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3eea {
  color: #bb3eea;
}
Background
.bg-bb3eea {
  background-color: #bb3eea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3eea {
  border: 2px solid #bb3eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 62 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3eea, #ea3ec3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 62 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.47 #44c115 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3eea  rgb(187, 62, 234)  hsl(284, 80%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6dea3e  rgb(109, 234, 62)  hsl(104, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eabb3e  rgb(234, 187, 62)  hsl(44, 80%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3eeabb  rgb(62, 234, 187)  hsl(164, 80%, 58%)  Aquamarine