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#BB0CF9

#bb0cf9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb0cf9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 4.71% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 95.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 284.3°, with 95.18% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1767

Complementary

  1. #bb0cf9
  2. #4af90c

Split complementary

  1. #bb0cf9
  2. #c1f90c
  3. #0cf944

Analogous

  1. #440cf9
  2. #bb0cf9
  3. #f90cc1

Triadic

  1. #bb0cf9
  2. #f9bb0c
  3. #0cf9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0cf9
  2. #f90c4a
  3. #4af90c
  4. #0cf9bb

Square

  1. #bb0cf9
  2. #f9440c
  3. #4af90c
  4. #0cc1f9

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0369
  2. #8604b4
  3. #bb0cf9
  4. #d057fb
  5. #e5a1fd

Shades

#bb0cf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0cf9
  2. #a80be0
  3. #960ac7
  4. #8308ae
  5. #700795
  6. #5e067d
  7. #4b0564
  8. #38044b
  9. #250232
  10. #130119
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0cf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0cf9
  2. #c224fa
  3. #c93dfa
  4. #cf55fb
  5. #d66dfb
  6. #dd86fc
  7. #e49efd
  8. #ebb6fd
  9. #f1cefe
  10. #f8e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0cf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0cf9
  2. #b518ed
  3. #af23e1
  4. #a92fd5
  5. #a33ac9
  6. #9e46bd
  7. #9852b0
  8. #925da4
  9. #8c6998
  10. #86748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965cb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dfe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b45b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6556fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765ff7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b748c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0cf9 {
  color: #bb0cf9;
}
Background
.bg-bb0cf9 {
  background-color: #bb0cf9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0cf9 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0cf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0cf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 12 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 95% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0cf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0cf9, #f90cc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0cf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 12 249 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.35 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.68 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.18 #44f306 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb0cf9  rgb(187, 12, 249)  hsl(284, 95%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4af90c  rgb(74, 249, 12)  hsl(104, 95%, 51%)  Harlequin
#f9bb0c  rgb(249, 187, 12)  hsl(44, 95%, 51%)  Amber
#0cf9bb  rgb(12, 249, 187)  hsl(164, 95%, 51%)  Aquamarine