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#BB42F2

#bb42f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb42f2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.88% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.25°, with 87.13% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.2087

Complementary

  1. #bb42f2
  2. #79f242

Split complementary

  1. #bb42f2
  2. #d1f242
  3. #42f263

Analogous

  1. #6342f2
  2. #bb42f2
  3. #f242d1

Triadic

  1. #bb42f2
  2. #f2bb42
  3. #42f2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb42f2
  2. #f24279
  3. #79f242
  4. #42f2bb

Square

  1. #bb42f2
  2. #f26342
  3. #79f242
  4. #42d1f2

Monochromatic

  1. #670a91
  2. #9a0fd9
  3. #bb42f2
  4. #d58af7
  5. #efd1fc

Shades

#bb42f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb42f2
  2. #a83bda
  3. #9635c2
  4. #832ea9
  5. #702891
  6. #5e2179
  7. #4b1a61
  8. #381449
  9. #250d30
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb42f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb42f2
  2. #c255f3
  3. #c968f5
  4. #cf7bf6
  5. #d68ef7
  6. #dda1f9
  7. #e4b3fa
  8. #ebc6fb
  9. #f1d9fc
  10. #f8ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb42f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb42f2
  2. #b548e7
  3. #af4edb
  4. #a955d0
  5. #a35bc4
  6. #9e61b9
  7. #9867ae
  8. #926da2
  9. #8c7497
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6bb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e81ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7267f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75cc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb42f2 {
  color: #bb42f2;
}
Background
.bg-bb42f2 {
  background-color: #bb42f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb42f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb42f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb42f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 66 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb42f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb42f2, #f242d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb42f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 66 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.32 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.99 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.53 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.23 #44bd0d Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb42f2  rgb(187, 66, 242)  hsl(281, 87%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#79f242  rgb(121, 242, 66)  hsl(101, 87%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f2bb42  rgb(242, 187, 66)  hsl(41, 87%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#42f2bb  rgb(66, 242, 187)  hsl(161, 87%, 60%)  Aquamarine