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#BB16FB

#bb16fb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb16fb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.5% cyan, 91.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 283.23°, with 96.62% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.68.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #bb16fb
  2. #56fb16

Split complementary

  1. #bb16fb
  2. #c9fb16
  3. #16fb48

Analogous

  1. #4816fb
  2. #bb16fb
  3. #fb16c9

Triadic

  1. #bb16fb
  2. #fbbb16
  3. #16fbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb16fb
  2. #fb1656
  3. #56fb16
  4. #16fbbb

Square

  1. #bb16fb
  2. #fb4816
  3. #56fb16
  4. #16c9fb

Monochromatic

  1. #560276
  2. #8c03c1
  3. #bb16fb
  4. #d161fc
  5. #e7acfe

Shades

#bb16fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb16fb
  2. #a814e2
  3. #9612c9
  4. #830fb0
  5. #700d97
  6. #5e0b7e
  7. #4b0964
  8. #38074b
  9. #250432
  10. #130219
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb16fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb16fb
  2. #c22dfb
  3. #c945fc
  4. #cf5cfc
  5. #d673fd
  6. #dd8bfd
  7. #e4a2fd
  8. #ebb9fe
  9. #f1d0fe
  10. #f8e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb16fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb16fb
  2. #b521ef
  3. #af2be2
  4. #a936d6
  5. #a340ca
  6. #9e4bbe
  7. #9856b1
  8. #9260a5
  9. #8c6b99
  10. #86758c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975ebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6558fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7660f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b64bc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb16fb {
  color: #bb16fb;
}
Background
.bg-bb16fb {
  background-color: #bb16fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb16fb {
  border: 2px solid #bb16fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb16fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 22 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb16fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb16fb, #fb16c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb16fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 22 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.70 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.67 #44e904 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb16fb  rgb(187, 22, 251)  hsl(283, 97%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#56fb16  rgb(86, 251, 22)  hsl(103, 97%, 54%)  Harlequin
#fbbb16  rgb(251, 187, 22)  hsl(43, 97%, 54%)  Amber
#16fbbb  rgb(22, 251, 187)  hsl(163, 97%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green