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#BB49FE

#bb49fe ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb49fe is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 28.63% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.38% cyan, 71.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 277.79°, with 98.91% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.2249

Complementary

  1. #bb49fe
  2. #8cfe49

Split complementary

  1. #bb49fe
  2. #e7fe49
  3. #49fe61

Analogous

  1. #6149fe
  2. #bb49fe
  3. #fe49e7

Triadic

  1. #bb49fe
  2. #febb49
  3. #49febb

Tetradic

  1. #bb49fe
  2. #fe498c
  3. #8cfe49
  4. #49febb

Square

  1. #bb49fe
  2. #fe6149
  3. #8cfe49
  4. #49e7fe

Monochromatic

  1. #6d01ad
  2. #9d01f9
  3. #bb49fe
  4. #d795fe
  5. #f4e1ff

Shades

#bb49fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb49fe
  2. #a842e5
  3. #963acb
  4. #8333b2
  5. #702c98
  6. #5e257f
  7. #4b1d66
  8. #38164c
  9. #250f33
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb49fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb49fe
  2. #c25bfe
  3. #c96dfe
  4. #cf80fe
  5. #d692fe
  6. #dda4ff
  7. #e4b6ff
  8. #ebc8ff
  9. #f1dbff
  10. #f8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb49fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb49fe
  2. #b54ff1
  3. #af54e5
  4. #a95ad8
  5. #a35fcc
  6. #9e65bf
  7. #986ab2
  8. #9270a6
  9. #8c7599
  10. #867b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c70c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f84fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b172a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #716cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e71fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b564cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb49fe {
  color: #bb49fe;
}
Background
.bg-bb49fe {
  background-color: #bb49fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb49fe {
  border: 2px solid #bb49fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb49fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 73 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb49fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb49fe, #fe49e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb49fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 73 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.20 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.10 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.31 #44b601 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb49fe  rgb(187, 73, 254)  hsl(278, 99%, 64%)  Electric Purple
#8cfe49  rgb(140, 254, 73)  hsl(98, 99%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#febb49  rgb(254, 187, 73)  hsl(38, 99%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#49febb  rgb(73, 254, 187)  hsl(158, 99%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green