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#BB2BEE

#bb2bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2bee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.86% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 81.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.31°, with 85.15% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1847

Complementary

  1. #bb2bee
  2. #5eee2b

Split complementary

  1. #bb2bee
  2. #bfee2b
  3. #2bee5a

Analogous

  1. #5a2bee
  2. #bb2bee
  3. #ee2bbf

Triadic

  1. #bb2bee
  2. #eebb2b
  3. #2beebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2bee
  2. #ee2b5e
  3. #5eee2b
  4. #2beebb

Square

  1. #bb2bee
  2. #ee5a2b
  3. #5eee2b
  4. #2bbfee

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0a77
  2. #900fbd
  3. #bb2bee
  4. #d272f4
  5. #e8b9f9

Shades

#bb2bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2bee
  2. #a827d6
  3. #9622be
  4. #831ea7
  5. #701a8f
  6. #5e1677
  7. #4b115f
  8. #380d47
  9. #250930
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2bee
  2. #c240f0
  3. #c955f1
  4. #cf6bf3
  5. #d680f5
  6. #dd95f7
  7. #e4aaf8
  8. #ebbffa
  9. #f1d5fc
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2bee
  2. #b534e3
  3. #af3cd8
  4. #a945cd
  5. #a34dc2
  6. #9e56b7
  7. #985eac
  8. #9267a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #177aea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d64ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84ebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2bee {
  color: #bb2bee;
}
Background
.bg-bb2bee {
  background-color: #bb2bee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2bee {
  border: 2px solid #bb2bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 43 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2bee, #ee2bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 43 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.00 #44d411 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2bee  rgb(187, 43, 238)  hsl(284, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5eee2b  rgb(94, 238, 43)  hsl(104, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eebb2b  rgb(238, 187, 43)  hsl(44, 85%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2beebb  rgb(43, 238, 187)  hsl(164, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine