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#BB1FF1

#bb1ff1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb1ff1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 12.16% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.41% cyan, 87.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 284.57°, with 88.24% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #bb1ff1
  2. #55f11f

Split complementary

  1. #bb1ff1
  2. #bef11f
  3. #1ff152

Analogous

  1. #521ff1
  2. #bb1ff1
  3. #f11fbe

Triadic

  1. #bb1ff1
  2. #f1bb1f
  3. #1ff1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1ff1
  2. #f11f55
  3. #55f11f
  4. #1ff1bb

Square

  1. #bb1ff1
  2. #f1521f
  3. #55f11f
  4. #1fbef1

Monochromatic

  1. #550770
  2. #8c0bb8
  3. #bb1ff1
  4. #d167f6
  5. #e7affa

Shades

#bb1ff1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1ff1
  2. #a81cd9
  3. #9619c1
  4. #8316a9
  5. #701391
  6. #5e1079
  7. #4b0c60
  8. #380948
  9. #250630
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1ff1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1ff1
  2. #c235f2
  3. #c94cf4
  4. #cf62f5
  5. #d679f7
  6. #dd8ff8
  7. #e4a5f9
  8. #ebbcfb
  9. #f1d2fc
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1ff1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1ff1
  2. #b529e6
  3. #af32da
  4. #a93ccf
  5. #a346c4
  6. #9e50b9
  7. #9859ad
  8. #9263a2
  9. #8c6d97
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965eb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a58f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a61ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1ff1 {
  color: #bb1ff1;
}
Background
.bg-bb1ff1 {
  background-color: #bb1ff1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1ff1 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1ff1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1ff1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 31 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 88% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1ff1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1ff1, #f11fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1ff1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 31 241 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.38 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.35 #44e00e Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb1ff1  rgb(187, 31, 241)  hsl(285, 88%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#55f11f  rgb(85, 241, 31)  hsl(105, 88%, 53%)  Harlequin
#f1bb1f  rgb(241, 187, 31)  hsl(45, 88%, 53%)  Golden Poppy
#1ff1bb  rgb(31, 241, 187)  hsl(165, 88%, 53%)  Aquamarine