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#BB22EA

#bb22ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb22ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 13.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 85.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.9°, with 82.64% saturation and 52.55% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #bb22ea
  2. #51ea22

Split complementary

  1. #bb22ea
  2. #b5ea22
  3. #22ea57

Analogous

  1. #5722ea
  2. #bb22ea
  3. #ea22b5

Triadic

  1. #bb22ea
  2. #eabb22
  3. #22eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb22ea
  2. #ea2251
  3. #51ea22
  4. #22eabb

Square

  1. #bb22ea
  2. #ea5722
  3. #51ea22
  4. #22b5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #530a69
  2. #8a11af
  3. #bb22ea
  4. #d068f1
  5. #e6aef7

Shades

#bb22ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb22ea
  2. #a81fd3
  3. #961bbb
  4. #8318a4
  5. #70148c
  6. #5e1175
  7. #4b0e5e
  8. #380a46
  9. #25072f
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb22ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb22ea
  2. #c238ec
  3. #c94eee
  4. #cf64f0
  5. #d67af2
  6. #dd91f5
  7. #e4a7f7
  8. #ebbdf9
  9. #f1d3fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb22ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb22ea
  2. #b52bdf
  3. #af35d5
  4. #a93eca
  5. #a348c0
  6. #9e51b5
  7. #985aaa
  8. #9264a0
  9. #8c6d95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965eb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1778e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7588c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d58ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d61e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b948b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb22ea {
  color: #bb22ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb22ea {
  background-color: #bb22ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb22ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb22ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb22ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 34 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb22ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb22ea, #ea22b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb22ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 34 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.50 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.46 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.70 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.12 #44dd15 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb22ea  rgb(187, 34, 234)  hsl(286, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#51ea22  rgb(81, 234, 34)  hsl(106, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eabb22  rgb(234, 187, 34)  hsl(46, 83%, 53%)  Saffron
#22eabb  rgb(34, 234, 187)  hsl(166, 83%, 53%)  Aquamarine