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#BB1BF5

#bb1bf5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb1bf5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.67% cyan, 88.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 284.04°, with 91.6% saturation and 53.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.23.

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Relative luminance0.1794

Complementary

  1. #bb1bf5
  2. #55f51b

Split complementary

  1. #bb1bf5
  2. #c2f51b
  3. #1bf54e

Analogous

  1. #4e1bf5
  2. #bb1bf5
  3. #f51bc2

Triadic

  1. #bb1bf5
  2. #f5bb1b
  3. #1bf5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1bf5
  2. #f51b55
  3. #55f51b
  4. #1bf5bb

Square

  1. #bb1bf5
  2. #f54e1b
  3. #55f51b
  4. #1bc2f5

Monochromatic

  1. #550572
  2. #8c08bb
  3. #bb1bf5
  4. #d164f8
  5. #e7aefb

Shades

#bb1bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1bf5
  2. #a818dd
  3. #9616c4
  4. #8313ac
  5. #701093
  6. #5e0e7b
  7. #4b0b62
  8. #38084a
  9. #250531
  10. #130319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1bf5
  2. #c232f6
  3. #c949f7
  4. #cf5ff8
  5. #d676f9
  6. #dd8dfa
  7. #e4a4fb
  8. #ebbbfc
  9. #f1d1fd
  10. #f8e8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1bf5
  2. #b525e9
  3. #af2fde
  4. #a939d2
  5. #a343c6
  6. #9e4ebb
  7. #9858af
  8. #9262a3
  9. #8c6c97
  10. #86768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965eb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006efa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6858f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7861f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74ac2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1bf5 {
  color: #bb1bf5;
}
Background
.bg-bb1bf5 {
  background-color: #bb1bf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb1bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 27 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 92% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1bf5, #f51bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 27 245 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.23 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.27 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.42 #44e40a Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb1bf5  rgb(187, 27, 245)  hsl(284, 92%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#55f51b  rgb(85, 245, 27)  hsl(104, 92%, 53%)  Harlequin
#f5bb1b  rgb(245, 187, 27)  hsl(44, 92%, 53%)  Amber
#1bf5bb  rgb(27, 245, 187)  hsl(164, 92%, 53%)  Aquamarine