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#BB11DA

#bb11da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb11da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 6.67% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 92.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 290.75°, with 85.53% saturation and 46.08% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.1603

Complementary

  1. #bb11da
  2. #30da11

Split complementary

  1. #bb11da
  2. #94da11
  3. #11da57

Analogous

  1. #5711da
  2. #bb11da
  3. #da1194

Triadic

  1. #bb11da
  2. #dabb11
  3. #11dabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb11da
  2. #da1130
  3. #30da11
  4. #11dabb

Square

  1. #bb11da
  2. #da5711
  3. #30da11
  4. #1194da

Monochromatic

  1. #41064c
  2. #7e0b93
  3. #bb11da
  4. #d647f1
  5. #e68ef6

Shades

#bb11da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb11da
  2. #a80fc4
  3. #960eae
  4. #830c99
  5. #700a83
  6. #5e096d
  7. #4b0757
  8. #380541
  9. #25032c
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb11da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb11da
  2. #c229de
  3. #c941e1
  4. #cf58e5
  5. #d670e9
  6. #dd88ed
  7. #e4a0f0
  8. #ebb8f4
  9. #f1cff8
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb11da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb11da
  2. #b51cd1
  3. #af27c8
  4. #a932bf
  5. #a33db6
  6. #9e49ad
  7. #9854a4
  8. #925f9b
  9. #8c6a92
  10. #867589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9458a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e74d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7050dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb11da {
  color: #bb11da;
}
Background
.bg-bb11da {
  background-color: #bb11da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb11da {
  border: 2px solid #bb11da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb11da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 17 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb11da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb11da, #da1194);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb11da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 17 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.02 #44ee25 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb11da  rgb(187, 17, 218)  hsl(291, 86%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#30da11  rgb(48, 218, 17)  hsl(111, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dabb11  rgb(218, 187, 17)  hsl(51, 86%, 46%)  Old Gold
#11dabb  rgb(17, 218, 187)  hsl(171, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise