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#BB41ED

#bb41ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb41ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.49% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 72.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 282.56°, with 82.69% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.2046

Complementary

  1. #bb41ed
  2. #73ed41

Split complementary

  1. #bb41ed
  2. #c9ed41
  3. #41ed65

Analogous

  1. #6541ed
  2. #bb41ed
  3. #ed41c9

Triadic

  1. #bb41ed
  2. #edbb41
  3. #41edbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb41ed
  2. #ed4173
  3. #73ed41
  4. #41edbb

Square

  1. #bb41ed
  2. #ed6541
  3. #73ed41
  4. #41c9ed

Monochromatic

  1. #640d88
  2. #9814ce
  3. #bb41ed
  4. #d487f4
  5. #edcdfa

Shades

#bb41ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb41ed
  2. #a83bd5
  3. #9634be
  4. #832ea6
  5. #70278e
  6. #5e2177
  7. #4b1a5f
  8. #381447
  9. #250d2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb41ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb41ed
  2. #c254ef
  3. #c967f1
  4. #cf7af2
  5. #d68df4
  6. #dda0f6
  7. #e4b3f8
  8. #ebc6fa
  9. #f1d9fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb41ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb41ed
  2. #b547e2
  3. #af4ed7
  4. #a954cc
  5. #a35ac1
  6. #9e61b7
  7. #9867ac
  8. #926da1
  9. #8c7396
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6ab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3580e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7465f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85abe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb41ed {
  color: #bb41ed;
}
Background
.bg-bb41ed {
  background-color: #bb41ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb41ed {
  border: 2px solid #bb41ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb41ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 65 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb41ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb41ed, #ed41c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb41ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 65 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.31 #44be12 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb41ed  rgb(187, 65, 237)  hsl(283, 83%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#73ed41  rgb(115, 237, 65)  hsl(103, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#edbb41  rgb(237, 187, 65)  hsl(43, 83%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#41edbb  rgb(65, 237, 187)  hsl(163, 83%, 59%)  Aquamarine