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#BB18EE

#bb18ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb18ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 89.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.7°, with 86.29% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1739

Complementary

  1. #bb18ee
  2. #4bee18

Split complementary

  1. #bb18ee
  2. #b6ee18
  3. #18ee50

Analogous

  1. #5018ee
  2. #bb18ee
  3. #ee18b6

Triadic

  1. #bb18ee
  2. #eebb18
  3. #18eebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb18ee
  2. #ee184b
  3. #4bee18
  4. #18eebb

Square

  1. #bb18ee
  2. #ee5018
  3. #4bee18
  4. #18b6ee

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0766
  2. #870dad
  3. #bb18ee
  4. #d05ff3
  5. #e5a7f8

Shades

#bb18ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb18ee
  2. #a816d6
  3. #9613be
  4. #8311a7
  5. #700e8f
  6. #5e0c77
  7. #4b0a5f
  8. #380747
  9. #250530
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb18ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb18ee
  2. #c22ff0
  3. #c946f1
  4. #cf5df3
  5. #d674f5
  6. #dd8cf7
  7. #e4a3f8
  8. #ebbafa
  9. #f1d1fc
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb18ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb18ee
  2. #b522e3
  3. #af2dd8
  4. #a937cd
  5. #a342c2
  6. #9e4cb7
  7. #9856ac
  8. #9261a1
  9. #8c6b96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6578e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a56f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b846bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb18ee {
  color: #bb18ee;
}
Background
.bg-bb18ee {
  background-color: #bb18ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb18ee {
  border: 2px solid #bb18ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb18ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 24 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb18ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb18ee, #ee18b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb18ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 24 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.81 #44e711 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb18ee  rgb(187, 24, 238)  hsl(286, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4bee18  rgb(75, 238, 24)  hsl(106, 86%, 51%)  Neon Green
#eebb18  rgb(238, 187, 24)  hsl(46, 86%, 51%)  Saffron
#18eebb  rgb(24, 238, 187)  hsl(166, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine