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#BB01EA

#bb01ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb01ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0.39% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 99.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 287.9°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1653

Complementary

  1. #bb01ea
  2. #30ea01

Split complementary

  1. #bb01ea
  2. #a4ea01
  3. #01ea47

Analogous

  1. #4701ea
  2. #bb01ea
  3. #ea01a4

Triadic

  1. #bb01ea
  2. #eabb01
  3. #01eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb01ea
  2. #ea0130
  3. #30ea01
  4. #01eabb

Square

  1. #bb01ea
  2. #ea4701
  3. #30ea01
  4. #01a4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #410052
  2. #7e019e
  3. #bb01ea
  4. #d639fe
  5. #e686fe

Shades

#bb01ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb01ea
  2. #a801d3
  3. #9601bb
  4. #8301a4
  5. #70018c
  6. #5e0175
  7. #4b005e
  8. #380046
  9. #25002f
  10. #130017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb01ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb01ea
  2. #c21aec
  3. #c934ee
  4. #cf4df0
  5. #d667f2
  6. #dd80f5
  7. #e499f7
  8. #ebb3f9
  9. #f1ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb01ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb01ea
  2. #b50edf
  3. #af1ad5
  4. #a927ca
  5. #a334c0
  6. #9e41b5
  7. #984daa
  8. #925aa0
  9. #8c6795
  10. #86738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9459af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8518a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a52ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b93fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb01ea {
  color: #bb01ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb01ea {
  background-color: #bb01ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb01ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb01ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb01ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 1 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb01ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb01ea, #ea01a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb01ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 1 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.76 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.98 #44fe15 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb01ea  rgb(187, 1, 234)  hsl(288, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#30ea01  rgb(48, 234, 1)  hsl(108, 99%, 46%)  Lime
#eabb01  rgb(234, 187, 1)  hsl(48, 99%, 46%)  Saffron
#01eabb  rgb(1, 234, 187)  hsl(168, 99%, 46%)  Aquamarine