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#BB44FA

#bb44fa ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb44fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 26.67% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 72.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 279.23°, with 94.79% saturation and 62.35% 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 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.216

Complementary

  1. #bb44fa
  2. #83fa44

Split complementary

  1. #bb44fa
  2. #defa44
  3. #44fa60

Analogous

  1. #6044fa
  2. #bb44fa
  3. #fa44de

Triadic

  1. #bb44fa
  2. #fabb44
  3. #44fabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb44fa
  2. #fa4483
  3. #83fa44
  4. #44fabb

Square

  1. #bb44fa
  2. #fa6044
  3. #83fa44
  4. #44defa

Monochromatic

  1. #6b04a1
  2. #9c06eb
  3. #bb44fa
  4. #d68efc
  5. #f1d9fe

Shades

#bb44fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb44fa
  2. #a83de1
  3. #9636c8
  4. #8330af
  5. #702996
  6. #5e227d
  7. #4b1b64
  8. #38144b
  9. #250e32
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb44fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb44fa
  2. #c257fb
  3. #c969fb
  4. #cf7cfc
  5. #d68ffc
  6. #dda2fd
  7. #e4b4fd
  8. #ebc7fe
  9. #f1dafe
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb44fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb44fa
  2. #b54aee
  3. #af50e2
  4. #a956d5
  5. #a35cc9
  6. #9e62bd
  7. #9868b1
  8. #926ea5
  9. #8c7498
  10. #867a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6dbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2082f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36e9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7069fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b660c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb44fa {
  color: #bb44fa;
}
Background
.bg-bb44fa {
  background-color: #bb44fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb44fa {
  border: 2px solid #bb44fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb44fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 68 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb44fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb44fa, #fa44de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb44fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 68 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.33 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.45 #44bb05 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb44fa  rgb(187, 68, 250)  hsl(279, 95%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#83fa44  rgb(131, 250, 68)  hsl(99, 95%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#fabb44  rgb(250, 187, 68)  hsl(39, 95%, 62%)  Pastel Orange
#44fabb  rgb(68, 250, 187)  hsl(159, 95%, 62%)  Aquamarine