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#BB04ED

#bb04ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb04ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 1.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 98.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 287.12°, with 96.68% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1677

Complementary

  1. #bb04ed
  2. #36ed04

Split complementary

  1. #bb04ed
  2. #aaed04
  3. #04ed46

Analogous

  1. #4604ed
  2. #bb04ed
  3. #ed04aa

Triadic

  1. #bb04ed
  2. #edbb04
  3. #04edbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb04ed
  2. #ed0436
  3. #36ed04
  4. #04edbb

Square

  1. #bb04ed
  2. #ed4604
  3. #36ed04
  4. #04aaed

Monochromatic

  1. #440157
  2. #8003a2
  3. #bb04ed
  4. #d442fc
  5. #e58dfd

Shades

#bb04ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb04ed
  2. #a804d5
  3. #9603be
  4. #8303a6
  5. #70028e
  6. #5e0277
  7. #4b025f
  8. #380147
  9. #25012f
  10. #130018
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb04ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb04ed
  2. #c21def
  3. #c936f1
  4. #cf4ff2
  5. #d668f4
  6. #dd82f6
  7. #e49bf8
  8. #ebb4fa
  9. #f1cdfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb04ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb04ed
  2. #b510e2
  3. #af1dd7
  4. #a929cc
  5. #a336c1
  6. #9e42b7
  7. #984eac
  8. #925ba1
  9. #8c6796
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7538c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6953f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b841bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb04ed {
  color: #bb04ed;
}
Background
.bg-bb04ed {
  background-color: #bb04ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb04ed {
  border: 2px solid #bb04ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb04ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 4 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb04ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb04ed, #ed04aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb04ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 4 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.92 #44fb12 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb04ed  rgb(187, 4, 237)  hsl(287, 97%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#36ed04  rgb(54, 237, 4)  hsl(107, 97%, 47%)  Neon Green
#edbb04  rgb(237, 187, 4)  hsl(47, 97%, 47%)  Saffron
#04edbb  rgb(4, 237, 187)  hsl(167, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine