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#BB12DB

#bb12db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb12db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.06% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 91.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 290.45°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.1611

Complementary

  1. #bb12db
  2. #32db12

Split complementary

  1. #bb12db
  2. #96db12
  3. #12db57

Analogous

  1. #5712db
  2. #bb12db
  3. #db1296

Triadic

  1. #bb12db
  2. #dbbb12
  3. #12dbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb12db
  2. #db1232
  3. #32db12
  4. #12dbbb

Square

  1. #bb12db
  2. #db5712
  3. #32db12
  4. #1296db

Monochromatic

  1. #42064e
  2. #7f0c94
  3. #bb12db
  4. #d649f0
  5. #e690f6

Shades

#bb12db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb12db
  2. #a810c5
  3. #960eaf
  4. #830d99
  5. #700b83
  6. #5e096e
  7. #4b0758
  8. #380542
  9. #25042c
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb12db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb12db
  2. #c22adf
  3. #c941e2
  4. #cf59e6
  5. #d671e9
  6. #dd89ed
  7. #e4a0f1
  8. #ebb8f4
  9. #f1d0f8
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb12db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb12db
  2. #b51dd2
  3. #af28c9
  4. #a933c0
  5. #a33eb7
  6. #9e49ae
  7. #9854a4
  8. #925f9b
  9. #8c6a92
  10. #867589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9459a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d75d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7051de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb12db {
  color: #bb12db;
}
Background
.bg-bb12db {
  background-color: #bb12db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb12db {
  border: 2px solid #bb12db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb12db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb12db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb12db, #db1296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb12db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.98 #44ed24 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb12db  rgb(187, 18, 219)  hsl(290, 85%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#32db12  rgb(50, 219, 18)  hsl(110, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dbbb12  rgb(219, 187, 18)  hsl(50, 85%, 46%)  Old Gold
#12dbbb  rgb(18, 219, 187)  hsl(170, 85%, 46%)  Turquoise