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#BB2BFA

#bb2bfa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2bfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 82.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 281.74°, with 95.39% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #bb2bfa
  2. #6afa2b

Split complementary

  1. #bb2bfa
  2. #d1fa2b
  3. #2bfa54

Analogous

  1. #542bfa
  2. #bb2bfa
  3. #fa2bd1

Triadic

  1. #bb2bfa
  2. #fabb2b
  3. #2bfabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2bfa
  2. #fa2b6a
  3. #6afa2b
  4. #2bfabb

Square

  1. #bb2bfa
  2. #fa542b
  3. #6afa2b
  4. #2bd1fa

Monochromatic

  1. #600389
  2. #9505d4
  3. #bb2bfa
  4. #d376fc
  5. #ebc0fe

Shades

#bb2bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2bfa
  2. #a827e1
  3. #9622c8
  4. #831eaf
  5. #701a96
  6. #5e167d
  7. #4b1164
  8. #380d4b
  9. #250932
  10. #130419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2bfa
  2. #c240fb
  3. #c955fb
  4. #cf6bfc
  5. #d680fc
  6. #dd95fd
  7. #e4aafd
  8. #ebbffe
  9. #f1d5fe
  10. #f8eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2bfa
  2. #b534ee
  3. #af3ce2
  4. #a945d5
  5. #a34dc9
  6. #9e56bd
  7. #985eb1
  8. #9267a5
  9. #8c6f98
  10. #86788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7965f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b652c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2bfa {
  color: #bb2bfa;
}
Background
.bg-bb2bfa {
  background-color: #bb2bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2bfa {
  border: 2px solid #bb2bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 43 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2bfa, #fa2bd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 43 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.84 #44d405 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2bfa  rgb(187, 43, 250)  hsl(282, 95%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#6afa2b  rgb(106, 250, 43)  hsl(102, 95%, 57%)  Harlequin
#fabb2b  rgb(250, 187, 43)  hsl(42, 95%, 57%)  Amber
#2bfabb  rgb(43, 250, 187)  hsl(162, 95%, 57%)  Aquamarine