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#BB15EC

#bb15ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb15ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 8.24% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 91.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.33°, with 84.98% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1716

Complementary

  1. #bb15ec
  2. #46ec15

Split complementary

  1. #bb15ec
  2. #b1ec15
  3. #15ec50

Analogous

  1. #5015ec
  2. #bb15ec
  3. #ec15b1

Triadic

  1. #bb15ec
  2. #ecbb15
  3. #15ecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb15ec
  2. #ec1546
  3. #46ec15
  4. #15ecbb

Square

  1. #bb15ec
  2. #ec5015
  3. #46ec15
  4. #15b1ec

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0860
  2. #840ea7
  3. #bb15ec
  4. #d05cf2
  5. #e4a2f7

Shades

#bb15ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb15ec
  2. #a813d4
  3. #9611bd
  4. #830fa5
  5. #700d8e
  6. #5e0b76
  7. #4b085e
  8. #380647
  9. #25042f
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb15ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb15ec
  2. #c22cee
  3. #c944f0
  4. #cf5bf2
  5. #d673f4
  6. #dd8af6
  7. #e4a1f7
  8. #ebb9f9
  9. #f1d0fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb15ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb15ec
  2. #b520e1
  3. #af2ad6
  4. #a935cc
  5. #a340c1
  6. #9e4bb6
  7. #9855ab
  8. #9260a0
  9. #8c6b96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7558c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b55ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b944ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb15ec {
  color: #bb15ec;
}
Background
.bg-bb15ec {
  background-color: #bb15ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb15ec {
  border: 2px solid #bb15ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb15ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 21 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb15ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb15ec, #ec15b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb15ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 21 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.36 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.57 #44ea13 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb15ec  rgb(187, 21, 236)  hsl(286, 85%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#46ec15  rgb(70, 236, 21)  hsl(106, 85%, 50%)  Neon Green
#ecbb15  rgb(236, 187, 21)  hsl(46, 85%, 50%)  Saffron
#15ecbb  rgb(21, 236, 187)  hsl(166, 85%, 50%)  Aquamarine