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#BB28EA

#bb28ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb28ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 15.69% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 82.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.46°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.1802

Complementary

  1. #bb28ea
  2. #57ea28

Split complementary

  1. #bb28ea
  2. #b8ea28
  3. #28ea5a

Analogous

  1. #5a28ea
  2. #bb28ea
  3. #ea28b8

Triadic

  1. #bb28ea
  2. #eabb28
  3. #28eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb28ea
  2. #ea2857
  3. #57ea28
  4. #28eabb

Square

  1. #bb28ea
  2. #ea5a28
  3. #57ea28
  4. #28b8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #560b6e
  2. #8d12b4
  3. #bb28ea
  4. #d16ef1
  5. #e7b3f8

Shades

#bb28ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb28ea
  2. #a824d3
  3. #9620bb
  4. #831ca4
  5. #70188c
  6. #5e1475
  7. #4b105e
  8. #380c46
  9. #25082f
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb28ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb28ea
  2. #c23eec
  3. #c953ee
  4. #cf69f0
  5. #d67ef2
  6. #dd94f5
  7. #e4a9f7
  8. #ebbff9
  9. #f1d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb28ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb28ea
  2. #b531df
  3. #af3ad5
  4. #a942ca
  5. #a34bc0
  6. #9e54b5
  7. #985daa
  8. #9266a0
  9. #8c6e95
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9660b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e79e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d63e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb28ea {
  color: #bb28ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb28ea {
  background-color: #bb28ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb28ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb28ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb28ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 40 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb28ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb28ea, #ea28b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb28ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 40 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.74 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.54 #44d715 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb28ea  rgb(187, 40, 234)  hsl(285, 82%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#57ea28  rgb(87, 234, 40)  hsl(105, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eabb28  rgb(234, 187, 40)  hsl(45, 82%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#28eabb  rgb(40, 234, 187)  hsl(165, 82%, 54%)  Aquamarine