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#BB17F3

#bb17f3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb17f3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.05% cyan, 90.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 284.73°, with 90.16% saturation and 52.16% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #bb17f3
  2. #4ff317

Split complementary

  1. #bb17f3
  2. #bdf317
  3. #17f34d

Analogous

  1. #4d17f3
  2. #bb17f3
  3. #f317bd

Triadic

  1. #bb17f3
  2. #f3bb17
  3. #17f3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb17f3
  2. #f3174f
  3. #4ff317
  4. #17f3bb

Square

  1. #bb17f3
  2. #f34d17
  3. #4ff317
  4. #17bdf3

Monochromatic

  1. #52066b
  2. #8909b4
  3. #bb17f3
  4. #d060f7
  5. #e6a8fb

Shades

#bb17f3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb17f3
  2. #a815db
  3. #9612c2
  4. #8310aa
  5. #700e92
  6. #5e0c7a
  7. #4b0961
  8. #380749
  9. #250531
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb17f3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb17f3
  2. #c22ef4
  3. #c945f5
  4. #cf5df7
  5. #d674f8
  6. #dd8bf9
  7. #e4a2fa
  8. #ebb9fb
  9. #f1d1fd
  10. #f8e8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb17f3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb17f3
  2. #b522e8
  3. #af2cdc
  4. #a937d1
  5. #a341c5
  6. #9e4cba
  7. #9856ae
  8. #9261a3
  9. #8c6b97
  10. #86768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6857f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7960f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b848c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb17f3 {
  color: #bb17f3;
}
Background
.bg-bb17f3 {
  background-color: #bb17f3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb17f3 {
  border: 2px solid #bb17f3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb17f3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 23 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 90% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb17f3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb17f3, #f317bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb17f3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 23 243 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.09 #44e80c Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb17f3  rgb(187, 23, 243)  hsl(285, 90%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4ff317  rgb(79, 243, 23)  hsl(105, 90%, 52%)  Harlequin
#f3bb17  rgb(243, 187, 23)  hsl(45, 90%, 52%)  Golden Poppy
#17f3bb  rgb(23, 243, 187)  hsl(165, 90%, 52%)  Aquamarine