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#BB17F7

#bb17f7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb17f7 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 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.29% cyan, 90.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 283.93°, with 93.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #bb17f7
  2. #53f717

Split complementary

  1. #bb17f7
  2. #c3f717
  3. #17f74b

Analogous

  1. #4b17f7
  2. #bb17f7
  3. #f717c3

Triadic

  1. #bb17f7
  2. #f7bb17
  3. #17f7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb17f7
  2. #f71753
  3. #53f717
  4. #17f7bb

Square

  1. #bb17f7
  2. #f74b17
  3. #53f717
  4. #17c3f7

Monochromatic

  1. #540471
  2. #8b06bb
  3. #bb17f7
  4. #d161fa
  5. #e6abfc

Shades

#bb17f7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb17f7
  2. #a815de
  3. #9612c6
  4. #8310ad
  5. #700e94
  6. #5e0c7c
  7. #4b0963
  8. #38074a
  9. #250531
  10. #130219
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb17f7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb17f7
  2. #c22ef8
  3. #c945f9
  4. #cf5df9
  5. #d674fa
  6. #dd8bfb
  7. #e4a2fc
  8. #ebb9fd
  9. #f1d1fd
  10. #f8e8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb17f7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb17f7
  2. #b522eb
  3. #af2cdf
  4. #a937d3
  5. #a341c7
  6. #9e4cbc
  7. #9856b0
  8. #9261a4
  9. #8c6b98
  10. #86768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965eb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006efc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b45c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6758fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7760f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b749c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb17f7 {
  color: #bb17f7;
}
Background
.bg-bb17f7 {
  background-color: #bb17f7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb17f7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb17f7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb17f7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 23 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 93% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb17f7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb17f7, #f717c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb17f7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 23 247 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.39 #44e808 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb17f7  rgb(187, 23, 247)  hsl(284, 93%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#53f717  rgb(83, 247, 23)  hsl(104, 93%, 53%)  Harlequin
#f7bb17  rgb(247, 187, 23)  hsl(44, 93%, 53%)  Amber
#17f7bb  rgb(23, 247, 187)  hsl(164, 93%, 53%)  Aquamarine