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#BB0EEA

#bb0eea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb0eea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 5.49% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 94.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 287.18°, with 88.71% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1682

Complementary

  1. #bb0eea
  2. #3dea0e

Split complementary

  1. #bb0eea
  2. #abea0e
  3. #0eea4d

Analogous

  1. #4d0eea
  2. #bb0eea
  3. #ea0eab

Triadic

  1. #bb0eea
  2. #eabb0e
  3. #0eeabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0eea
  2. #ea0e3d
  3. #3dea0e
  4. #0eeabb

Square

  1. #bb0eea
  2. #ea4d0e
  3. #3dea0e
  4. #0eabea

Monochromatic

  1. #48055a
  2. #810aa2
  3. #bb0eea
  4. #d150f5
  5. #e498f9

Shades

#bb0eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0eea
  2. #a80dd3
  3. #960bbb
  4. #830aa4
  5. #70088c
  6. #5e0775
  7. #4b065e
  8. #380446
  9. #25032f
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0eea
  2. #c226ec
  3. #c93eee
  4. #cf56f0
  5. #d66ef2
  6. #dd87f5
  7. #e49ff7
  8. #ebb7f9
  9. #f1cffb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0eea
  2. #b519df
  3. #af25d5
  4. #a930ca
  5. #a33cc0
  6. #9e47b5
  7. #9852aa
  8. #925ea0
  9. #8c6995
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955aaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8538a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b53ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b942b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0eea {
  color: #bb0eea;
}
Background
.bg-bb0eea {
  background-color: #bb0eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0eea {
  border: 2px solid #bb0eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 14 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0eea, #ea0eab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 14 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.92 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.58 #44f115 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb0eea  rgb(187, 14, 234)  hsl(287, 89%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3dea0e  rgb(61, 234, 14)  hsl(107, 89%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eabb0e  rgb(234, 187, 14)  hsl(47, 89%, 49%)  Saffron
#0eeabb  rgb(14, 234, 187)  hsl(167, 89%, 49%)  Aquamarine