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#BB17E1

#bb17e1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb17e1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 9.02% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.89% cyan, 89.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 288.71°, with 81.45% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #bb17e1
  2. #3de117

Split complementary

  1. #bb17e1
  2. #a2e117
  3. #17e156

Analogous

  1. #5617e1
  2. #bb17e1
  3. #e117a2

Triadic

  1. #bb17e1
  2. #e1bb17
  3. #17e1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb17e1
  2. #e1173d
  3. #3de117
  4. #17e1bb

Square

  1. #bb17e1
  2. #e15617
  3. #3de117
  4. #17a2e1

Monochromatic

  1. #480956
  2. #81109c
  3. #bb17e1
  4. #d157ee
  5. #e49cf5

Shades

#bb17e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb17e1
  2. #a815cb
  3. #9612b4
  4. #83109e
  5. #700e87
  6. #5e0c71
  7. #4b095a
  8. #380744
  9. #25052d
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb17e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb17e1
  2. #c22ee4
  3. #c945e7
  4. #cf5dea
  5. #d674ed
  6. #dd8bf0
  7. #e4a2f3
  8. #ebb9f6
  9. #f1d1f9
  10. #f8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb17e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb17e1
  2. #b522d7
  3. #af2cce
  4. #a937c4
  5. #a341ba
  6. #9e4cb1
  7. #9856a7
  8. #92619d
  9. #8c6b93
  10. #86768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2576dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e53e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5edf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba40b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb17e1 {
  color: #bb17e1;
}
Background
.bg-bb17e1 {
  background-color: #bb17e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb17e1 {
  border: 2px solid #bb17e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb17e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 23 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb17e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb17e1, #e117a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb17e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 23 225 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.20 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.70 #44e81e Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb17e1  rgb(187, 23, 225)  hsl(289, 81%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3de117  rgb(61, 225, 23)  hsl(109, 81%, 49%)  Lime Green
#e1bb17  rgb(225, 187, 23)  hsl(49, 81%, 49%)  Saffron
#17e1bb  rgb(23, 225, 187)  hsl(169, 81%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine