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#BB1BEA

#bb1bea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb1bea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 10.59% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 88.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.38°, with 83.13% 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 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #bb1bea
  2. #4aea1b

Split complementary

  1. #bb1bea
  2. #b1ea1b
  3. #1bea54

Analogous

  1. #541bea
  2. #bb1bea
  3. #ea1bb1

Triadic

  1. #bb1bea
  2. #eabb1b
  3. #1beabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1bea
  2. #ea1b4a
  3. #4aea1b
  4. #1beabb

Square

  1. #bb1bea
  2. #ea541b
  3. #4aea1b
  4. #1bb1ea

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0963
  2. #8610a9
  3. #bb1bea
  4. #d061f0
  5. #e5a7f7

Shades

#bb1bea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1bea
  2. #a818d3
  3. #9616bb
  4. #8313a4
  5. #70108c
  6. #5e0e75
  7. #4b0b5e
  8. #380846
  9. #25052f
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1bea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1bea
  2. #c232ec
  3. #c949ee
  4. #cf5ff0
  5. #d676f2
  6. #dd8df5
  7. #e4a4f7
  8. #ebbbf9
  9. #f1d1fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1bea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1bea
  2. #b525df
  3. #af2fd5
  4. #a939ca
  5. #a343c0
  6. #9e4eb5
  7. #9858aa
  8. #9262a0
  9. #8c6c95
  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 #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e77e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7568b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c56ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c60e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b945b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1bea {
  color: #bb1bea;
}
Background
.bg-bb1bea {
  background-color: #bb1bea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1bea {
  border: 2px solid #bb1bea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1bea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 27 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1bea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1bea, #ea1bb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1bea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 27 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.72 #44e415 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb1bea  rgb(187, 27, 234)  hsl(286, 83%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4aea1b  rgb(74, 234, 27)  hsl(106, 83%, 51%)  Neon Green
#eabb1b  rgb(234, 187, 27)  hsl(46, 83%, 51%)  Saffron
#1beabb  rgb(27, 234, 187)  hsl(166, 83%, 51%)  Aquamarine