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#BB19EC

#bb19ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb19ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 9.8% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 89.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.07°, with 84.74% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1732

Complementary

  1. #bb19ec
  2. #4aec19

Split complementary

  1. #bb19ec
  2. #b3ec19
  3. #19ec52

Analogous

  1. #5219ec
  2. #bb19ec
  3. #ec19b3

Triadic

  1. #bb19ec
  2. #ecbb19
  3. #19ecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb19ec
  2. #ec194a
  3. #4aec19
  4. #19ecbb

Square

  1. #bb19ec
  2. #ec5219
  3. #4aec19
  4. #19b3ec

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0864
  2. #860eaa
  3. #bb19ec
  4. #d060f2
  5. #e5a6f8

Shades

#bb19ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb19ec
  2. #a817d4
  3. #9614bd
  4. #8312a5
  5. #700f8e
  6. #5e0d76
  7. #4b0a5e
  8. #380847
  9. #25052f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb19ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb19ec
  2. #c230ee
  3. #c947f0
  4. #cf5ef2
  5. #d675f4
  6. #dd8cf6
  7. #e4a3f7
  8. #ebbaf9
  9. #f1d1fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb19ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb19ec
  2. #b523e1
  3. #af2ed6
  4. #a938cc
  5. #a342c1
  6. #9e4db6
  7. #9857ab
  8. #9261a0
  9. #8c6b96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7568c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b56ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b945ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb19ec {
  color: #bb19ec;
}
Background
.bg-bb19ec {
  background-color: #bb19ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb19ec {
  border: 2px solid #bb19ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb19ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 25 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb19ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb19ec, #ec19b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb19ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 25 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.74 #44e613 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb19ec  rgb(187, 25, 236)  hsl(286, 85%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4aec19  rgb(74, 236, 25)  hsl(106, 85%, 51%)  Neon Green
#ecbb19  rgb(236, 187, 25)  hsl(46, 85%, 51%)  Saffron
#19ecbb  rgb(25, 236, 187)  hsl(166, 85%, 51%)  Aquamarine