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#BB10DC

#bb10dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb10dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 6.27% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 92.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 290.29°, with 86.44% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #bb10dc
  2. #31dc10

Split complementary

  1. #bb10dc
  2. #97dc10
  3. #10dc55

Analogous

  1. #5510dc
  2. #bb10dc
  3. #dc1097

Triadic

  1. #bb10dc
  2. #dcbb10
  3. #10dcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb10dc
  2. #dc1031
  3. #31dc10
  4. #10dcbb

Square

  1. #bb10dc
  2. #dc5510
  3. #31dc10
  4. #1097dc

Monochromatic

  1. #42064d
  2. #7e0b95
  3. #bb10dc
  4. #d647f2
  5. #e68ef7

Shades

#bb10dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb10dc
  2. #a80ec6
  3. #960db0
  4. #830b9a
  5. #700a84
  6. #5e086e
  7. #4b0658
  8. #380542
  9. #25032c
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb10dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb10dc
  2. #c228e0
  3. #c940e3
  4. #cf58e7
  5. #d670ea
  6. #dd88ee
  7. #e49ff1
  8. #ebb7f5
  9. #f1cff8
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb10dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb10dc
  2. #b51bd3
  3. #af26ca
  4. #a932c0
  5. #a33db7
  6. #9e48ae
  7. #9853a5
  8. #925e9c
  9. #8c6a92
  10. #867589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9458a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b75d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f51df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb10dc {
  color: #bb10dc;
}
Background
.bg-bb10dc {
  background-color: #bb10dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb10dc {
  border: 2px solid #bb10dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb10dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 16 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb10dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb10dc, #dc1097);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb10dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 16 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.87 #44ef23 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb10dc  rgb(187, 16, 220)  hsl(290, 86%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#31dc10  rgb(49, 220, 16)  hsl(110, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dcbb10  rgb(220, 187, 16)  hsl(50, 86%, 46%)  Old Gold
#10dcbb  rgb(16, 220, 187)  hsl(170, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise