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#BB13EA

#bb13ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb13ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.45% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 91.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.88°, with 84.98% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #bb13ea
  2. #42ea13

Split complementary

  1. #bb13ea
  2. #aeea13
  3. #13ea4f

Analogous

  1. #4f13ea
  2. #bb13ea
  3. #ea13ae

Triadic

  1. #bb13ea
  2. #eabb13
  3. #13eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb13ea
  2. #ea1342
  3. #42ea13
  4. #13eabb

Square

  1. #bb13ea
  2. #ea4f13
  3. #42ea13
  4. #13aeea

Monochromatic

  1. #4a085d
  2. #820da3
  3. #bb13ea
  4. #d058f1
  5. #e49ff7

Shades

#bb13ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb13ea
  2. #a811d3
  3. #960fbb
  4. #830da4
  5. #700b8c
  6. #5e0a75
  7. #4b085e
  8. #380646
  9. #25042f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb13ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb13ea
  2. #c22bec
  3. #c942ee
  4. #cf5af0
  5. #d671f2
  6. #dd89f5
  7. #e4a1f7
  8. #ebb8f9
  9. #f1d0fb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb13ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb13ea
  2. #b51edf
  3. #af29d5
  4. #a934ca
  5. #a33fc0
  6. #9e4ab5
  7. #9854aa
  8. #925fa0
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955baf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0276e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7548b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b54ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b943b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb13ea {
  color: #bb13ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb13ea {
  background-color: #bb13ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb13ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb13ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb13ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 19 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 85% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb13ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb13ea, #ea13ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb13ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 19 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.65 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.38 #44ec15 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb13ea  rgb(187, 19, 234)  hsl(287, 85%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#42ea13  rgb(66, 234, 19)  hsl(107, 85%, 50%)  Neon Green
#eabb13  rgb(234, 187, 19)  hsl(47, 85%, 50%)  Saffron
#13eabb  rgb(19, 234, 187)  hsl(167, 85%, 50%)  Aquamarine