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#BB17EA

#bb17ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb17ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 90.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.64°, with 83.4% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1712

Complementary

  1. #bb17ea
  2. #46ea17

Split complementary

  1. #bb17ea
  2. #afea17
  3. #17ea52

Analogous

  1. #5217ea
  2. #bb17ea
  3. #ea17af

Triadic

  1. #bb17ea
  2. #eabb17
  3. #17eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb17ea
  2. #ea1746
  3. #46ea17
  4. #17eabb

Square

  1. #bb17ea
  2. #ea5217
  3. #46ea17
  4. #17afea

Monochromatic

  1. #4c095f
  2. #840fa6
  3. #bb17ea
  4. #d05df0
  5. #e4a3f7

Shades

#bb17ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb17ea
  2. #a815d3
  3. #9612bb
  4. #8310a4
  5. #700e8c
  6. #5e0c75
  7. #4b095e
  8. #380746
  9. #25052f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb17ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb17ea
  2. #c22eec
  3. #c945ee
  4. #cf5df0
  5. #d674f2
  6. #dd8bf5
  7. #e4a2f7
  8. #ebb9f9
  9. #f1d1fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb17ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb17ea
  2. #b522df
  3. #af2cd5
  4. #a937ca
  5. #a341c0
  6. #9e4cb5
  7. #9856aa
  8. #9261a0
  9. #8c6b95
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0877e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7558b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b55ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b944b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb17ea {
  color: #bb17ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb17ea {
  background-color: #bb17ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb17ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb17ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb17ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 23 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb17ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb17ea, #ea17af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb17ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 23 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.54 #44e815 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb17ea  rgb(187, 23, 234)  hsl(287, 83%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#46ea17  rgb(70, 234, 23)  hsl(107, 83%, 50%)  Neon Green
#eabb17  rgb(234, 187, 23)  hsl(47, 83%, 50%)  Saffron
#17eabb  rgb(23, 234, 187)  hsl(167, 83%, 50%)  Aquamarine