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#BB16E2

#bb16e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb16e2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 90.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.53°, with 82.26% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #bb16e2
  2. #3de216

Split complementary

  1. #bb16e2
  2. #a3e216
  3. #16e255

Analogous

  1. #5516e2
  2. #bb16e2
  3. #e216a3

Triadic

  1. #bb16e2
  2. #e2bb16
  3. #16e2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb16e2
  2. #e2163d
  3. #3de216
  4. #16e2bb

Square

  1. #bb16e2
  2. #e25516
  3. #3de216
  4. #16a3e2

Monochromatic

  1. #480857
  2. #810f9c
  3. #bb16e2
  4. #d156ef
  5. #e49cf5

Shades

#bb16e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb16e2
  2. #a814cb
  3. #9612b5
  4. #830f9e
  5. #700d88
  6. #5e0b71
  7. #4b095a
  8. #380744
  9. #25042d
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb16e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb16e2
  2. #c22de5
  3. #c945e8
  4. #cf5ceb
  5. #d673ee
  6. #dd8bf1
  7. #e4a2f3
  8. #ebb9f6
  9. #f1d0f9
  10. #f8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb16e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb16e2
  2. #b521d8
  3. #af2bce
  4. #a936c5
  5. #a340bb
  6. #9e4bb1
  7. #9856a7
  8. #92609d
  9. #8c6b94
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2276de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e53e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5ee0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba40b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb16e2 {
  color: #bb16e2;
}
Background
.bg-bb16e2 {
  background-color: #bb16e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb16e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb16e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb16e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 22 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb16e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb16e2, #e216a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb16e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 22 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.37 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.16 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.61 #44e91d Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb16e2  rgb(187, 22, 226)  hsl(289, 82%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3de216  rgb(61, 226, 22)  hsl(109, 82%, 49%)  Lime Green
#e2bb16  rgb(226, 187, 22)  hsl(49, 82%, 49%)  Saffron
#16e2bb  rgb(22, 226, 187)  hsl(169, 82%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine