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#BB2BFB

#bb2bfb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2bfb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.5% cyan, 82.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 281.54°, with 96.3% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #bb2bfb
  2. #6bfb2b

Split complementary

  1. #bb2bfb
  2. #d3fb2b
  3. #2bfb53

Analogous

  1. #532bfb
  2. #bb2bfb
  3. #fb2bd3

Triadic

  1. #bb2bfb
  2. #fbbb2b
  3. #2bfbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2bfb
  2. #fb2b6b
  3. #6bfb2b
  4. #2bfbbb

Square

  1. #bb2bfb
  2. #fb532b
  3. #6bfb2b
  4. #2bd3fb

Monochromatic

  1. #61038a
  2. #9504d5
  3. #bb2bfb
  4. #d376fc
  5. #ebc1fe

Shades

#bb2bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2bfb
  2. #a827e2
  3. #9622c9
  4. #831eb0
  5. #701a97
  6. #5e167e
  7. #4b1164
  8. #380d4b
  9. #250932
  10. #130419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2bfb
  2. #c240fb
  3. #c955fc
  4. #cf6bfc
  5. #d680fd
  6. #dd95fd
  7. #e4aafd
  8. #ebbffe
  9. #f1d5fe
  10. #f8eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2bfb
  2. #b534ef
  3. #af3ce2
  4. #a945d6
  5. #a34dca
  6. #9e56be
  7. #985eb1
  8. #9267a5
  9. #8c6f99
  10. #86788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #695efe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7865f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b652c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2bfb {
  color: #bb2bfb;
}
Background
.bg-bb2bfb {
  background-color: #bb2bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2bfb {
  border: 2px solid #bb2bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 43 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2bfb, #fb2bd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 43 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.92 #44d404 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2bfb  rgb(187, 43, 251)  hsl(282, 96%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6bfb2b  rgb(107, 251, 43)  hsl(102, 96%, 58%)  Harlequin
#fbbb2b  rgb(251, 187, 43)  hsl(42, 96%, 58%)  Amber
#2bfbbb  rgb(43, 251, 187)  hsl(162, 96%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green