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#BB00DC

#bb00dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb00dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 291°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #21dc00

Split complementary

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #8fdc00
  3. #00dc4d

Analogous

  1. #4d00dc
  2. #bb00dc
  3. #dc008f

Triadic

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #dcbb00
  3. #00dcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #dc0021
  3. #21dc00
  4. #00dcbb

Square

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #dc4d00
  3. #21dc00
  4. #008fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #390043
  2. #7a0090
  3. #bb00dc
  4. #df2aff
  5. #ea76ff

Shades

#bb00dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #a800c6
  3. #9600b0
  4. #83009a
  5. #700084
  6. #5e006e
  7. #4b0058
  8. #380042
  9. #25002c
  10. #130016
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb00dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #c21ae0
  3. #c933e3
  4. #cf4de7
  5. #d666ea
  6. #dd80ee
  7. #e499f1
  8. #ebb3f5
  9. #f1ccf8
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb00dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb00dc
  2. #b50dd3
  3. #af1aca
  4. #a926c0
  5. #a333b7
  6. #9e40ae
  7. #984da5
  8. #925a9c
  9. #8c6692
  10. #867389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9357a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2674d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e4edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb38ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb00dc {
  color: #bb00dc;
}
Background
.bg-bb00dc {
  background-color: #bb00dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb00dc {
  border: 2px solid #bb00dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb00dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 0 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb00dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb00dc, #dc008f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb00dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 0 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.63 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.07 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.07 #44ff23 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb00dc  rgb(187, 0, 220)  hsl(291, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#21dc00  rgb(33, 220, 0)  hsl(111, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dcbb00  rgb(220, 187, 0)  hsl(51, 100%, 43%)  Old Gold
#00dcbb  rgb(0, 220, 187)  hsl(171, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise