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#BB11FC

#bb11fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb11fc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.79% cyan, 93.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 283.4°, with 97.51% saturation and 52.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.62.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1799

Complementary

  1. #bb11fc
  2. #52fc11

Split complementary

  1. #bb11fc
  2. #c8fc11
  3. #11fc46

Analogous

  1. #4611fc
  2. #bb11fc
  3. #fc11c8

Triadic

  1. #bb11fc
  2. #fcbb11
  3. #11fcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb11fc
  2. #fc1152
  3. #52fc11
  4. #11fcbb

Square

  1. #bb11fc
  2. #fc4611
  3. #52fc11
  4. #11c8fc

Monochromatic

  1. #530173
  2. #8a02be
  3. #bb11fc
  4. #d15dfd
  5. #e6a8fe

Shades

#bb11fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb11fc
  2. #a80fe3
  3. #960eca
  4. #830cb0
  5. #700a97
  6. #5e097e
  7. #4b0765
  8. #38054c
  9. #250332
  10. #130219
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb11fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb11fc
  2. #c229fc
  3. #c941fd
  4. #cf58fd
  5. #d670fd
  6. #dd88fe
  7. #e4a0fe
  8. #ebb8fe
  9. #f1cffe
  10. #f8e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb11fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb11fc
  2. #b51cf0
  3. #af27e3
  4. #a932d7
  5. #a33dca
  6. #9e49be
  7. #9854b2
  8. #925fa5
  9. #8c6a99
  10. #86758c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6458ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7560fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b64ac7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb11fc {
  color: #bb11fc;
}
Background
.bg-bb11fc {
  background-color: #bb11fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb11fc {
  border: 2px solid #bb11fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb11fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 17 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 98% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb11fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb11fc, #fc11c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb11fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 17 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.27 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.70 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.57 #44ee03 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb11fc  rgb(187, 17, 252)  hsl(283, 98%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#52fc11  rgb(82, 252, 17)  hsl(103, 98%, 53%)  Harlequin
#fcbb11  rgb(252, 187, 17)  hsl(43, 98%, 53%)  Amber
#11fcbb  rgb(17, 252, 187)  hsl(163, 98%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green