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#BB18DD

#bb18dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb18dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 9.41% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 89.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 289.64°, with 80.41% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.1644

Complementary

  1. #bb18dd
  2. #3add18

Split complementary

  1. #bb18dd
  2. #9ddd18
  3. #18dd58

Analogous

  1. #5818dd
  2. #bb18dd
  3. #dd189d

Triadic

  1. #bb18dd
  2. #ddbb18
  3. #18ddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb18dd
  2. #dd183a
  3. #3add18
  4. #18ddbb

Square

  1. #bb18dd
  2. #dd5818
  3. #3add18
  4. #189ddd

Monochromatic

  1. #460953
  2. #811198
  3. #bb18dd
  4. #d255ed
  5. #e49af4

Shades

#bb18dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb18dd
  2. #a816c7
  3. #9613b1
  4. #83119b
  5. #700e85
  6. #5e0c6f
  7. #4b0a58
  8. #380742
  9. #25052c
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb18dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb18dd
  2. #c22fe0
  3. #c946e4
  4. #cf5de7
  5. #d674eb
  6. #dd8cee
  7. #e4a3f1
  8. #ebbaf5
  9. #f1d1f8
  10. #f8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb18dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb18dd
  2. #b522d4
  3. #af2dca
  4. #a937c1
  5. #a342b8
  6. #9e4caf
  7. #9856a5
  8. #92619c
  9. #8c6b93
  10. #867689
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c76d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7052e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb18dd {
  color: #bb18dd;
}
Background
.bg-bb18dd {
  background-color: #bb18dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb18dd {
  border: 2px solid #bb18dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb18dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 24 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb18dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb18dd, #dd189d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb18dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 24 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.99 #44e722 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb18dd  rgb(187, 24, 221)  hsl(290, 80%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#3add18  rgb(58, 221, 24)  hsl(110, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#ddbb18  rgb(221, 187, 24)  hsl(50, 80%, 48%)  Old Gold
#18ddbb  rgb(24, 221, 187)  hsl(170, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise