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#BB01FF

#bb01ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb01ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 99.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 283.94°, with 100% saturation and 50.2% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.72.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #bb01ff
  2. #45ff01

Split complementary

  1. #bb01ff
  2. #c4ff01
  3. #01ff3c

Analogous

  1. #3c01ff
  2. #bb01ff
  3. #ff01c4

Triadic

  1. #bb01ff
  2. #ffbb01
  3. #01ffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb01ff
  2. #ff0145
  3. #45ff01
  4. #01ffbb

Square

  1. #bb01ff
  2. #ff3c01
  3. #45ff01
  4. #01c4ff

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0067
  2. #8300b4
  3. #bb01ff
  4. #cf4eff
  5. #e49aff

Shades

#bb01ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb01ff
  2. #a801e6
  3. #9601cc
  4. #8301b3
  5. #700199
  6. #5e0180
  7. #4b0066
  8. #38004d
  9. #250033
  10. #13001a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb01ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb01ff
  2. #c21aff
  3. #c934ff
  4. #cf4dff
  5. #d667ff
  6. #dd80ff
  7. #e499ff
  8. #ebb3ff
  9. #f1ccff
  10. #f8e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb01ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb01ff
  2. #b50ef2
  3. #af1ae6
  4. #a927d9
  5. #a334cc
  6. #9e41c0
  7. #984db3
  8. #925aa6
  9. #8c6799
  10. #86738d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965cbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6256ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735efc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b648c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb01ff {
  color: #bb01ff;
}
Background
.bg-bb01ff {
  background-color: #bb01ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb01ff {
  border: 2px solid #bb01ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb01ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 1 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb01ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb01ff, #ff01c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb01ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 1 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.45 #44fe00 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb01ff  rgb(187, 1, 255)  hsl(284, 100%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#45ff01  rgb(69, 255, 1)  hsl(104, 100%, 50%)  Harlequin
#ffbb01  rgb(255, 187, 1)  hsl(44, 100%, 50%)  Amber
#01ffbb  rgb(1, 255, 187)  hsl(164, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green