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#BB43F0

#bb43f0 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb43f0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 26.27% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.08% cyan, 72.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 281.62°, with 85.22% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.2087

Complementary

  1. #bb43f0
  2. #78f043

Split complementary

  1. #bb43f0
  2. #cef043
  3. #43f065

Analogous

  1. #6543f0
  2. #bb43f0
  3. #f043ce

Triadic

  1. #bb43f0
  2. #f0bb43
  3. #43f0bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb43f0
  2. #f04378
  3. #78f043
  4. #43f0bb

Square

  1. #bb43f0
  2. #f06543
  3. #78f043
  4. #43cef0

Monochromatic

  1. #660b8f
  2. #9911d5
  3. #bb43f0
  4. #d58af6
  5. #eed1fb

Shades

#bb43f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb43f0
  2. #a83cd8
  3. #9636c0
  4. #832fa8
  5. #702890
  6. #5e2278
  7. #4b1b60
  8. #381448
  9. #250d30
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb43f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb43f0
  2. #c256f2
  3. #c969f3
  4. #cf7bf5
  5. #d68ef6
  6. #dda1f8
  7. #e4b4f9
  8. #ebc7fb
  9. #f1d9fc
  10. #f8ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb43f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb43f0
  2. #b549e5
  3. #af4fda
  4. #a955ce
  5. #a35bc3
  6. #9e62b8
  7. #9868ad
  8. #926ea2
  9. #8c7496
  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 #9a6bb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3281ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7367f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816dee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85cc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb43f0 {
  color: #bb43f0;
}
Background
.bg-bb43f0 {
  background-color: #bb43f0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb43f0 {
  border: 2px solid #bb43f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb43f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 67 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 85% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb43f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb43f0, #f043ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb43f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 67 240 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.84 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.49 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.19 #44bc0f Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb43f0  rgb(187, 67, 240)  hsl(282, 85%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#78f043  rgb(120, 240, 67)  hsl(102, 85%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f0bb43  rgb(240, 187, 67)  hsl(42, 85%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#43f0bb  rgb(67, 240, 187)  hsl(162, 85%, 60%)  Aquamarine