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#BB42FE

#bb42fe ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb42fe is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.88% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.38% cyan, 74.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.62°, with 98.95% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.2162

Complementary

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #85fe42

Split complementary

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #e3fe42
  3. #42fe5d

Analogous

  1. #5d42fe
  2. #bb42fe
  3. #fe42e3

Triadic

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #febb42
  3. #42febb

Tetradic

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #fe4285
  3. #85fe42
  4. #42febb

Square

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #fe5d42
  3. #85fe42
  4. #42e3fe

Monochromatic

  1. #6b01a6
  2. #9c01f2
  3. #bb42fe
  4. #d68efe
  5. #f2daff

Shades

#bb42fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #a83be5
  3. #9635cb
  4. #832eb2
  5. #702898
  6. #5e217f
  7. #4b1a66
  8. #38144c
  9. #250d33
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb42fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #c255fe
  3. #c968fe
  4. #cf7bfe
  5. #d68efe
  6. #dda1ff
  7. #e4b3ff
  8. #ebc6ff
  9. #f1d9ff
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb42fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb42fe
  2. #b548f1
  3. #af4ee5
  4. #a955d8
  5. #a35bcc
  6. #9e61bf
  7. #9867b2
  8. #926da6
  9. #8c7499
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6dc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b82fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b26f9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e69ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6efc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b560cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb42fe {
  color: #bb42fe;
}
Background
.bg-bb42fe {
  background-color: #bb42fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb42fe {
  border: 2px solid #bb42fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb42fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 66 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb42fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb42fe, #fe42e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb42fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 66 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.60 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.60 #44bd01 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb42fe  rgb(187, 66, 254)  hsl(279, 99%, 63%)  Electric Purple
#85fe42  rgb(133, 254, 66)  hsl(99, 99%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#febb42  rgb(254, 187, 66)  hsl(39, 99%, 63%)  Pastel Orange
#42febb  rgb(66, 254, 187)  hsl(159, 99%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green