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#BB09D7

#bb09d7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb09d7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.53% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.02% cyan, 95.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 291.84°, with 91.96% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.1567

Complementary

  1. #bb09d7
  2. #25d709

Split complementary

  1. #bb09d7
  2. #8cd709
  3. #09d754

Analogous

  1. #5409d7
  2. #bb09d7
  3. #d7098c

Triadic

  1. #bb09d7
  2. #d7bb09
  3. #09d7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb09d7
  2. #d70925
  3. #25d709
  4. #09d7bb

Square

  1. #bb09d7
  2. #d75409
  3. #25d709
  4. #098cd7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0344
  2. #7b068e
  3. #bb09d7
  4. #dc36f7
  5. #e97ffa

Shades

#bb09d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb09d7
  2. #a808c2
  3. #9607ac
  4. #830697
  5. #700581
  6. #5e056c
  7. #4b0456
  8. #380341
  9. #25022b
  10. #130116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb09d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb09d7
  2. #c222db
  3. #c93adf
  4. #cf53e3
  5. #d66be7
  6. #dd84eb
  7. #e49def
  8. #ebb5f3
  9. #f1cef7
  10. #f8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb09d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb09d7
  2. #b515ce
  3. #af21c6
  4. #a92dbd
  5. #a339b4
  6. #9e45ac
  7. #9850a3
  8. #925c9a
  9. #8c6891
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9357a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3074d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc477f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704eda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805bd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc38a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb09d7 {
  color: #bb09d7;
}
Background
.bg-bb09d7 {
  background-color: #bb09d7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb09d7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb09d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb09d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 9 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 92% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb09d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb09d7, #d7098c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb09d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 9 215 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.22 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.97 #44f628 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb09d7  rgb(187, 9, 215)  hsl(292, 92%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#25d709  rgb(37, 215, 9)  hsl(112, 92%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d7bb09  rgb(215, 187, 9)  hsl(52, 92%, 44%)  Old Gold
#09d7bb  rgb(9, 215, 187)  hsl(172, 92%, 44%)  Turquoise