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#BB2FF2

#bb2ff2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb2ff2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.43% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 80.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 283.08°, with 88.24% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.1901

Complementary

  1. #bb2ff2
  2. #66f22f

Split complementary

  1. #bb2ff2
  2. #c7f22f
  3. #2ff25a

Analogous

  1. #5a2ff2
  2. #bb2ff2
  3. #f22fc7

Triadic

  1. #bb2ff2
  2. #f2bb2f
  3. #2ff2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2ff2
  2. #f22f66
  3. #66f22f
  4. #2ff2bb

Square

  1. #bb2ff2
  2. #f25a2f
  3. #66f22f
  4. #2fc7f2

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0880
  2. #930cc8
  3. #bb2ff2
  4. #d377f7
  5. #eabffb

Shades

#bb2ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2ff2
  2. #a82ada
  3. #9626c2
  4. #8321a9
  5. #701c91
  6. #5e1879
  7. #4b1361
  8. #380e49
  9. #250930
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2ff2
  2. #c244f3
  3. #c959f5
  4. #cf6df6
  5. #d682f7
  6. #dd97f9
  7. #e4acfa
  8. #ebc1fb
  9. #f1d5fc
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2ff2
  2. #b537e7
  3. #af3fdb
  4. #a947d0
  5. #a34fc4
  6. #9e58b9
  7. #9860ae
  8. #9268a2
  9. #8c7097
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e7cee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b56193 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5ef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c66f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b851c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2ff2 {
  color: #bb2ff2;
}
Background
.bg-bb2ff2 {
  background-color: #bb2ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb2ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 47 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 88% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2ff2, #f22fc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 47 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.44 #44d00d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb2ff2  rgb(187, 47, 242)  hsl(283, 88%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66f22f  rgb(102, 242, 47)  hsl(103, 88%, 57%)  Harlequin
#f2bb2f  rgb(242, 187, 47)  hsl(43, 88%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#2ff2bb  rgb(47, 242, 187)  hsl(163, 88%, 57%)  Aquamarine