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#BB10EB

#bb10eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb10eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 93.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 286.85°, with 87.25% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1693

Complementary

  1. #bb10eb
  2. #40eb10

Split complementary

  1. #bb10eb
  2. #aeeb10
  3. #10eb4e

Analogous

  1. #4e10eb
  2. #bb10eb
  3. #eb10ae

Triadic

  1. #bb10eb
  2. #ebbb10
  3. #10ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb10eb
  2. #eb1040
  3. #40eb10
  4. #10ebbb

Square

  1. #bb10eb
  2. #eb4e10
  3. #40eb10
  4. #10aeeb

Monochromatic

  1. #49065c
  2. #820ba3
  3. #bb10eb
  4. #d054f3
  5. #e49cf8

Shades

#bb10eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb10eb
  2. #a80ed4
  3. #960dbc
  4. #830ba5
  5. #700a8d
  6. #5e0876
  7. #4b065e
  8. #380547
  9. #25032f
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb10eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb10eb
  2. #c228ed
  3. #c940ef
  4. #cf58f1
  5. #d670f3
  6. #dd88f5
  7. #e49ff7
  8. #ebb7f9
  9. #f1cffb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb10eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb10eb
  2. #b51be0
  3. #af26d6
  4. #a932cb
  5. #a33dc0
  6. #9e48b6
  7. #9853ab
  8. #925ea0
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7548b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a54ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b942b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb10eb {
  color: #bb10eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb10eb {
  background-color: #bb10eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb10eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb10eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb10eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 16 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 87% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb10eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb10eb, #eb10ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb10eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 16 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.57 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.52 #44ef14 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb10eb  rgb(187, 16, 235)  hsl(287, 87%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#40eb10  rgb(64, 235, 16)  hsl(107, 87%, 49%)  Neon Green
#ebbb10  rgb(235, 187, 16)  hsl(47, 87%, 49%)  Saffron
#10ebbb  rgb(16, 235, 187)  hsl(167, 87%, 49%)  Aquamarine