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#BB2DEC

#bb2dec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb2dec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 17.65% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 80.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.61°, with 83.41% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.185

Complementary

  1. #bb2dec
  2. #5eec2d

Split complementary

  1. #bb2dec
  2. #bdec2d
  3. #2dec5c

Analogous

  1. #5c2dec
  2. #bb2dec
  3. #ec2dbd

Triadic

  1. #bb2dec
  2. #ecbb2d
  3. #2decbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2dec
  2. #ec2d5e
  3. #5eec2d
  4. #2decbb

Square

  1. #bb2dec
  2. #ec5c2d
  3. #5eec2d
  4. #2dbdec

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0b75
  2. #9011bc
  3. #bb2dec
  4. #d273f2
  5. #e8b9f9

Shades

#bb2dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2dec
  2. #a829d4
  3. #9624bd
  4. #8320a5
  5. #701b8e
  6. #5e1776
  7. #4b125e
  8. #380e47
  9. #25092f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2dec
  2. #c242ee
  3. #c957f0
  4. #cf6cf2
  5. #d681f4
  6. #dd96f6
  7. #e4abf7
  8. #ebc0f9
  9. #f1d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2dec
  2. #b535e1
  3. #af3ed6
  4. #a946cc
  5. #a34ec1
  6. #9e57b6
  7. #985fab
  8. #9267a0
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f7be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e64ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2dec {
  color: #bb2dec;
}
Background
.bg-bb2dec {
  background-color: #bb2dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2dec {
  border: 2px solid #bb2dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 45 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2dec, #ec2dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 45 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.06 #44d213 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2dec  rgb(187, 45, 236)  hsl(285, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5eec2d  rgb(94, 236, 45)  hsl(105, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ecbb2d  rgb(236, 187, 45)  hsl(45, 83%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#2decbb  rgb(45, 236, 187)  hsl(165, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine