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#BB1BF2

#bb1bf2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb1bf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 88.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 284.65°, with 89.21% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.1776

Complementary

  1. #bb1bf2
  2. #52f21b

Split complementary

  1. #bb1bf2
  2. #bef21b
  3. #1bf250

Analogous

  1. #501bf2
  2. #bb1bf2
  3. #f21bbe

Triadic

  1. #bb1bf2
  2. #f2bb1b
  3. #1bf2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1bf2
  2. #f21b52
  3. #52f21b
  4. #1bf2bb

Square

  1. #bb1bf2
  2. #f2501b
  3. #52f21b
  4. #1bbef2

Monochromatic

  1. #53066e
  2. #8a0ab6
  3. #bb1bf2
  4. #d163f6
  5. #e6acfa

Shades

#bb1bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1bf2
  2. #a818da
  3. #9616c2
  4. #8313a9
  5. #701091
  6. #5e0e79
  7. #4b0b61
  8. #380849
  9. #250530
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1bf2
  2. #c232f3
  3. #c949f5
  4. #cf5ff6
  5. #d676f7
  6. #dd8df9
  7. #e4a4fa
  8. #ebbbfb
  9. #f1d1fc
  10. #f8e8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1bf2
  2. #b525e7
  3. #af2fdb
  4. #a939d0
  5. #a343c4
  6. #9e4eb9
  7. #9858ae
  8. #9262a2
  9. #8c6c97
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6958f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7960f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b849bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1bf2 {
  color: #bb1bf2;
}
Background
.bg-bb1bf2 {
  background-color: #bb1bf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 27 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 89% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1bf2, #f21bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 27 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.21 #44e40d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb1bf2  rgb(187, 27, 242)  hsl(285, 89%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#52f21b  rgb(82, 242, 27)  hsl(105, 89%, 53%)  Harlequin
#f2bb1b  rgb(242, 187, 27)  hsl(45, 89%, 53%)  Golden Poppy
#1bf2bb  rgb(27, 242, 187)  hsl(165, 89%, 53%)  Aquamarine