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#BB3FFF

#bb3fff ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb3fff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 24.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.75°, with 100% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.2134

Complementary

  1. #bb3fff
  2. #83ff3f

Split complementary

  1. #bb3fff
  2. #e3ff3f
  3. #3fff5b

Analogous

  1. #5b3fff
  2. #bb3fff
  3. #ff3fe3

Triadic

  1. #bb3fff
  2. #ffbb3f
  3. #3fffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3fff
  2. #ff3f83
  3. #83ff3f
  4. #3fffbb

Square

  1. #bb3fff
  2. #ff5b3f
  3. #83ff3f
  4. #3fe3ff

Monochromatic

  1. #6b00a5
  2. #9c00f1
  3. #bb3fff
  4. #d68bff
  5. #f1d8ff

Shades

#bb3fff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3fff
  2. #a839e6
  3. #9632cc
  4. #832cb3
  5. #702699
  6. #5e2080
  7. #4b1966
  8. #38134d
  9. #250d33
  10. #13061a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3fff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3fff
  2. #c252ff
  3. #c965ff
  4. #cf79ff
  5. #d68cff
  6. #dd9fff
  7. #e4b2ff
  8. #ebc5ff
  9. #f1d9ff
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3fff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3fff
  2. #b546f2
  3. #af4ce6
  4. #a953d9
  5. #a359cc
  6. #9e60c0
  7. #9866b3
  8. #926da6
  9. #8c7399
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6bc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0081fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b16e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d67ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b55ecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3fff {
  color: #bb3fff;
}
Background
.bg-bb3fff {
  background-color: #bb3fff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3fff {
  border: 2px solid #bb3fff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3fff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 63 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3fff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3fff, #ff3fe3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3fff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 63 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.41 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.41 #44c000 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb3fff  rgb(187, 63, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#83ff3f  rgb(131, 255, 63)  hsl(99, 100%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ffbb3f  rgb(255, 187, 63)  hsl(39, 100%, 62%)  Pastel Orange
#3fffbb  rgb(63, 255, 187)  hsl(159, 100%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green