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#BB0BEE

#bb0bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb0bee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 4.31% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 95.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.52°, with 91.16% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1698

Complementary

  1. #bb0bee
  2. #3eee0b

Split complementary

  1. #bb0bee
  2. #afee0b
  3. #0bee49

Analogous

  1. #490bee
  2. #bb0bee
  3. #ee0baf

Triadic

  1. #bb0bee
  2. #eebb0b
  3. #0beebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0bee
  2. #ee0b3e
  3. #3eee0b
  4. #0beebb

Square

  1. #bb0bee
  2. #ee490b
  3. #3eee0b
  4. #0bafee

Monochromatic

  1. #48045c
  2. #8208a5
  3. #bb0bee
  4. #d14ff7
  5. #e498fa

Shades

#bb0bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0bee
  2. #a80ad6
  3. #9609be
  4. #8308a7
  5. #70078f
  6. #5e0677
  7. #4b045f
  8. #380347
  9. #250230
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0bee
  2. #c223f0
  3. #c93cf1
  4. #cf54f3
  5. #d66df5
  6. #dd85f7
  7. #e49df8
  8. #ebb6fa
  9. #f1cefc
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0bee
  2. #b517e3
  3. #af22d8
  4. #a92ecd
  5. #a33ac2
  6. #9e46b7
  7. #9851ac
  8. #925da1
  9. #8c6996
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955ab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7558d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6954f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b843bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0bee {
  color: #bb0bee;
}
Background
.bg-bb0bee {
  background-color: #bb0bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0bee {
  border: 2px solid #bb0bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 11 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0bee, #ee0baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 11 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.39 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.73 #44f411 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb0bee  rgb(187, 11, 238)  hsl(287, 91%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3eee0b  rgb(62, 238, 11)  hsl(107, 91%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eebb0b  rgb(238, 187, 11)  hsl(47, 91%, 49%)  Saffron
#0beebb  rgb(11, 238, 187)  hsl(167, 91%, 49%)  Aquamarine