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#BB12E8

#bb12e8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb12e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 92.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 287.38°, with 85.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1682

Complementary

  1. #bb12e8
  2. #3fe812

Split complementary

  1. #bb12e8
  2. #aae812
  3. #12e850

Analogous

  1. #5012e8
  2. #bb12e8
  3. #e812aa

Triadic

  1. #bb12e8
  2. #e8bb12
  3. #12e8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb12e8
  2. #e8123f
  3. #3fe812
  4. #12e8bb

Square

  1. #bb12e8
  2. #e85012
  3. #3fe812
  4. #12aae8

Monochromatic

  1. #49075a
  2. #820ca1
  3. #bb12e8
  4. #d155f2
  5. #e49cf7

Shades

#bb12e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb12e8
  2. #a810d1
  3. #960eba
  4. #830da2
  5. #700b8b
  6. #5e0974
  7. #4b075d
  8. #380546
  9. #25042e
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb12e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb12e8
  2. #c22aea
  3. #c941ed
  4. #cf59ef
  5. #d671f1
  6. #dd89f4
  7. #e4a0f6
  8. #ebb8f8
  9. #f1d0fa
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb12e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb12e8
  2. #b51dde
  3. #af28d3
  4. #a933c9
  5. #a33ebe
  6. #9e49b4
  7. #9854aa
  8. #925f9f
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955aae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c76e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c53eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5ee6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b942b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb12e8 {
  color: #bb12e8;
}
Background
.bg-bb12e8 {
  background-color: #bb12e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb12e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb12e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb12e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb12e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb12e8, #e812aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb12e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.08 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.40 #44ed17 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb12e8  rgb(187, 18, 232)  hsl(287, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3fe812  rgb(63, 232, 18)  hsl(107, 86%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e8bb12  rgb(232, 187, 18)  hsl(47, 86%, 49%)  Saffron
#12e8bb  rgb(18, 232, 187)  hsl(167, 86%, 49%)  Aquamarine