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#BB16DA

#bb16da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb16da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 8.63% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 89.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 290.51°, with 81.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.162

Complementary

  1. #bb16da
  2. #35da16

Split complementary

  1. #bb16da
  2. #97da16
  3. #16da59

Analogous

  1. #5916da
  2. #bb16da
  3. #da1697

Triadic

  1. #bb16da
  2. #dabb16
  3. #16dabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb16da
  2. #da1635
  3. #35da16
  4. #16dabb

Square

  1. #bb16da
  2. #da5916
  3. #35da16
  4. #1697da

Monochromatic

  1. #44084f
  2. #7f0f95
  3. #bb16da
  4. #d44fed
  5. #e595f4

Shades

#bb16da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb16da
  2. #a814c4
  3. #9612ae
  4. #830f99
  5. #700d83
  6. #5e0b6d
  7. #4b0957
  8. #380741
  9. #25042c
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb16da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb16da
  2. #c22dde
  3. #c945e1
  4. #cf5ce5
  5. #d673e9
  6. #dd8bed
  7. #e4a2f0
  8. #ebb9f4
  9. #f1d0f8
  10. #f8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb16da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb16da
  2. #b521d1
  3. #af2bc8
  4. #a936bf
  5. #a340b6
  6. #9e4bad
  7. #9856a4
  8. #92609b
  9. #8c6b92
  10. #867589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9459a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3075d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7051dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3dac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb16da {
  color: #bb16da;
}
Background
.bg-bb16da {
  background-color: #bb16da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb16da {
  border: 2px solid #bb16da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb16da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 22 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb16da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb16da, #da1697);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb16da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 22 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.91 #44e925 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb16da  rgb(187, 22, 218)  hsl(291, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#35da16  rgb(53, 218, 22)  hsl(111, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dabb16  rgb(218, 187, 22)  hsl(51, 82%, 47%)  Old Gold
#16dabb  rgb(22, 218, 187)  hsl(171, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise