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#BB11E1

#bb11e1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb11e1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.89% cyan, 92.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 289.04°, with 85.95% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #bb11e1
  2. #37e111

Split complementary

  1. #bb11e1
  2. #9fe111
  3. #11e153

Analogous

  1. #5311e1
  2. #bb11e1
  3. #e1119f

Triadic

  1. #bb11e1
  2. #e1bb11
  3. #11e1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb11e1
  2. #e11137
  3. #37e111
  4. #11e1bb

Square

  1. #bb11e1
  2. #e15311
  3. #37e111
  4. #119fe1

Monochromatic

  1. #450653
  2. #800c9a
  3. #bb11e1
  4. #d34df2
  5. #e594f7

Shades

#bb11e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb11e1
  2. #a80fcb
  3. #960eb4
  4. #830c9e
  5. #700a87
  6. #5e0971
  7. #4b075a
  8. #380544
  9. #25032d
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb11e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb11e1
  2. #c229e4
  3. #c941e7
  4. #cf58ea
  5. #d670ed
  6. #dd88f0
  7. #e4a0f3
  8. #ebb8f6
  9. #f1cff9
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb11e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb11e1
  2. #b51cd7
  3. #af27ce
  4. #a932c4
  5. #a33dba
  6. #9e49b1
  7. #9854a7
  8. #925f9d
  9. #8c6a93
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9459aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2275dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e52e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5ddf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3eb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb11e1 {
  color: #bb11e1;
}
Background
.bg-bb11e1 {
  background-color: #bb11e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb11e1 {
  border: 2px solid #bb11e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb11e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 17 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb11e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb11e1, #e1119f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb11e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 17 225 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.55 #44ee1e Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb11e1  rgb(187, 17, 225)  hsl(289, 86%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#37e111  rgb(55, 225, 17)  hsl(109, 86%, 47%)  Lime Green
#e1bb11  rgb(225, 187, 17)  hsl(49, 86%, 47%)  Saffron
#11e1bb  rgb(17, 225, 187)  hsl(169, 86%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine