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#BB1CE8

#bb1ce8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb1ce8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 10.98% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 87.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 286.76°, with 81.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.1722

Complementary

  1. #bb1ce8
  2. #49e81c

Split complementary

  1. #bb1ce8
  2. #afe81c
  3. #1ce855

Analogous

  1. #551ce8
  2. #bb1ce8
  3. #e81caf

Triadic

  1. #bb1ce8
  2. #e8bb1c
  3. #1ce8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1ce8
  2. #e81c49
  3. #49e81c
  4. #1ce8bb

Square

  1. #bb1ce8
  2. #e8551c
  3. #49e81c
  4. #1cafe8

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0a61
  2. #8611a7
  3. #bb1ce8
  4. #d061ef
  5. #e5a7f6

Shades

#bb1ce8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1ce8
  2. #a819d1
  3. #9616ba
  4. #8314a2
  5. #70118b
  6. #5e0e74
  7. #4b0b5d
  8. #380846
  9. #25062e
  10. #130317
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1ce8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1ce8
  2. #c233ea
  3. #c949ed
  4. #cf60ef
  5. #d677f1
  6. #dd8ef4
  7. #e4a4f6
  8. #ebbbf8
  9. #f1d2fa
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1ce8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1ce8
  2. #b526de
  3. #af30d3
  4. #a93ac9
  5. #a344be
  6. #9e4eb4
  7. #9858aa
  8. #92629f
  9. #8c6c95
  10. #86768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1777e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8558a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d56eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d60e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b945b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1ce8 {
  color: #bb1ce8;
}
Background
.bg-bb1ce8 {
  background-color: #bb1ce8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1ce8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1ce8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1ce8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 28 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 82% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1ce8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1ce8, #e81caf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1ce8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 28 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.51 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.67 #44e317 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb1ce8  rgb(187, 28, 232)  hsl(287, 82%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49e81c  rgb(73, 232, 28)  hsl(107, 82%, 51%)  Neon Green
#e8bb1c  rgb(232, 187, 28)  hsl(47, 82%, 51%)  Saffron
#1ce8bb  rgb(28, 232, 187)  hsl(167, 82%, 51%)  Aquamarine