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#BB14E7

#bb14e7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb14e7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.84% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 91.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 287.49°, with 84.06% saturation and 49.22% 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 3.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #bb14e7
  2. #40e714

Split complementary

  1. #bb14e7
  2. #aae714
  3. #14e752

Analogous

  1. #5214e7
  2. #bb14e7
  3. #e714aa

Triadic

  1. #bb14e7
  2. #e7bb14
  3. #14e7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb14e7
  2. #e71440
  3. #40e714
  4. #14e7bb

Square

  1. #bb14e7
  2. #e75214
  3. #40e714
  4. #14aae7

Monochromatic

  1. #49085a
  2. #820ea1
  3. #bb14e7
  4. #d057f0
  5. #e49df7

Shades

#bb14e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb14e7
  2. #a812d0
  3. #9610b9
  4. #830ea2
  5. #700c8b
  6. #5e0a74
  7. #4b085c
  8. #380645
  9. #25042e
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb14e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb14e7
  2. #c22ce9
  3. #c943ec
  4. #cf5bee
  5. #d672f1
  6. #dd8af3
  7. #e4a1f5
  8. #ebb9f8
  9. #f1d0fa
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb14e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb14e7
  2. #b51fdd
  3. #af2ad2
  4. #a934c8
  5. #a33fbe
  6. #9e4ab4
  7. #9855a9
  8. #92609f
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955bae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1376e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c54ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5ee5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b942b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb14e7 {
  color: #bb14e7;
}
Background
.bg-bb14e7 {
  background-color: #bb14e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb14e7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb14e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb14e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb14e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb14e7, #e714aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb14e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 231 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.27 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.30 #44eb18 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb14e7  rgb(187, 20, 231)  hsl(287, 84%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#40e714  rgb(64, 231, 20)  hsl(107, 84%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e7bb14  rgb(231, 187, 20)  hsl(47, 84%, 49%)  Saffron
#14e7bb  rgb(20, 231, 187)  hsl(167, 84%, 49%)  Caribbean Green