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#BB0AED

#bb0aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb0aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.92% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 95.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 286.78°, with 91.9% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.169

Complementary

  1. #bb0aed
  2. #3ced0a

Split complementary

  1. #bb0aed
  2. #aeed0a
  3. #0aed49

Analogous

  1. #490aed
  2. #bb0aed
  3. #ed0aae

Triadic

  1. #bb0aed
  2. #edbb0a
  3. #0aedbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0aed
  2. #ed0a3c
  3. #3ced0a
  4. #0aedbb

Square

  1. #bb0aed
  2. #ed490a
  3. #3ced0a
  4. #0aaeed

Monochromatic

  1. #47045a
  2. #8107a4
  3. #bb0aed
  4. #d24cf7
  5. #e495fb

Shades

#bb0aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0aed
  2. #a809d5
  3. #9608be
  4. #8307a6
  5. #70068e
  6. #5e0577
  7. #4b045f
  8. #380347
  9. #25022f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0aed
  2. #c223ef
  3. #c93bf1
  4. #cf54f2
  5. #d66cf4
  6. #dd85f6
  7. #e49df8
  8. #ebb6fa
  9. #f1cefb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0aed
  2. #b516e2
  3. #af22d7
  4. #a92dcc
  5. #a339c1
  6. #9e45b7
  7. #9851ac
  8. #925da1
  9. #8c6896
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7548c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6953f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b842bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0aed {
  color: #bb0aed;
}
Background
.bg-bb0aed {
  background-color: #bb0aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0aed {
  border: 2px solid #bb0aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 10 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0aed, #ed0aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 10 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.75 #44f512 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb0aed  rgb(187, 10, 237)  hsl(287, 92%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#3ced0a  rgb(60, 237, 10)  hsl(107, 92%, 48%)  Neon Green
#edbb0a  rgb(237, 187, 10)  hsl(47, 92%, 48%)  Saffron
#0aedbb  rgb(10, 237, 187)  hsl(167, 92%, 48%)  Aquamarine