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#BB40EA

#bb40ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb40ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.41°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.2017

Complementary

  1. #bb40ea
  2. #6fea40

Split complementary

  1. #bb40ea
  2. #c4ea40
  3. #40ea66

Analogous

  1. #6640ea
  2. #bb40ea
  3. #ea40c4

Triadic

  1. #bb40ea
  2. #eabb40
  3. #40eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb40ea
  2. #ea406f
  3. #6fea40
  4. #40eabb

Square

  1. #bb40ea
  2. #ea6640
  3. #6fea40
  4. #40c4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #620e83
  2. #9616c8
  3. #bb40ea
  4. #d485f2
  5. #eccaf9

Shades

#bb40ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb40ea
  2. #a83ad3
  3. #9633bb
  4. #832da4
  5. #70268c
  6. #5e2075
  7. #4b1a5e
  8. #381346
  9. #250d2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb40ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb40ea
  2. #c253ec
  3. #c966ee
  4. #cf79f0
  5. #d68cf2
  6. #dda0f5
  7. #e4b3f7
  8. #ebc6f9
  9. #f1d9fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb40ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb40ea
  2. #b546df
  3. #af4dd5
  4. #a953ca
  5. #a35ac0
  6. #9e60b5
  7. #9866aa
  8. #926da0
  9. #8c7395
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9969b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #387fe6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7464ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b958bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb40ea {
  color: #bb40ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb40ea {
  background-color: #bb40ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb40ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb40ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb40ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb40ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb40ea, #ea40c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb40ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.40 #44bf15 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb40ea  rgb(187, 64, 234)  hsl(283, 80%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6fea40  rgb(111, 234, 64)  hsl(103, 80%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#eabb40  rgb(234, 187, 64)  hsl(43, 80%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#40eabb  rgb(64, 234, 187)  hsl(163, 80%, 58%)  Aquamarine