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#BB01EB

#bb01eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb01eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 99.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 287.69°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1658

Complementary

  1. #bb01eb
  2. #31eb01

Split complementary

  1. #bb01eb
  2. #a6eb01
  3. #01eb46

Analogous

  1. #4601eb
  2. #bb01eb
  3. #eb01a6

Triadic

  1. #bb01eb
  2. #ebbb01
  3. #01ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb01eb
  2. #eb0131
  3. #31eb01
  4. #01ebbb

Square

  1. #bb01eb
  2. #eb4601
  3. #31eb01
  4. #01a6eb

Monochromatic

  1. #420053
  2. #7e019f
  3. #bb01eb
  4. #d63afe
  5. #e686fe

Shades

#bb01eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb01eb
  2. #a801d4
  3. #9601bc
  4. #8301a5
  5. #70018d
  6. #5e0176
  7. #4b005e
  8. #380047
  9. #25002f
  10. #130018
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb01eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb01eb
  2. #c21aed
  3. #c934ef
  4. #cf4df1
  5. #d667f3
  6. #dd80f5
  7. #e499f7
  8. #ebb3f9
  9. #f1ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb01eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb01eb
  2. #b50ee0
  3. #af1ad6
  4. #a927cb
  5. #a334c0
  6. #9e41b6
  7. #984dab
  8. #925aa0
  9. #8c6795
  10. #86738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9459b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7528a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6952ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5ce9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b940b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb01eb {
  color: #bb01eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb01eb {
  background-color: #bb01eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb01eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb01eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb01eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 1 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb01eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb01eb, #eb01a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb01eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 1 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.76 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.98 #44fe14 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb01eb  rgb(187, 1, 235)  hsl(288, 99%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#31eb01  rgb(49, 235, 1)  hsl(108, 99%, 46%)  Lime
#ebbb01  rgb(235, 187, 1)  hsl(48, 99%, 46%)  Saffron
#01ebbb  rgb(1, 235, 187)  hsl(168, 99%, 46%)  Aquamarine