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#BB1FF8

#bb1ff8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb1ff8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 87.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 283.13°, with 93.94% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.07.

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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #bb1ff8
  2. #5cf81f

Split complementary

  1. #bb1ff8
  2. #c9f81f
  3. #1ff84f

Analogous

  1. #4f1ff8
  2. #bb1ff8
  3. #f81fc9

Triadic

  1. #bb1ff8
  2. #f8bb1f
  3. #1ff8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1ff8
  2. #f81f5c
  3. #5cf81f
  4. #1ff8bb

Square

  1. #bb1ff8
  2. #f84f1f
  3. #5cf81f
  4. #1fc9f8

Monochromatic

  1. #59047a
  2. #8f06c4
  3. #bb1ff8
  4. #d269fa
  5. #e8b3fd

Shades

#bb1ff8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1ff8
  2. #a81cdf
  3. #9619c6
  4. #8316ae
  5. #701395
  6. #5e107c
  7. #4b0c63
  8. #38094a
  9. #250632
  10. #130319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1ff8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1ff8
  2. #c235f9
  3. #c94cf9
  4. #cf62fa
  5. #d679fb
  6. #dd8ffc
  7. #e4a5fc
  8. #ebbcfd
  9. #f1d2fe
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1ff8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1ff8
  2. #b529ec
  3. #af32e0
  4. #a93cd4
  5. #a346c8
  6. #9e50bc
  7. #9859b0
  8. #9263a4
  9. #8c6d98
  10. #86768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975fb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b45e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685afb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7862f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74cc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1ff8 {
  color: #bb1ff8;
}
Background
.bg-bb1ff8 {
  background-color: #bb1ff8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb1ff8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1ff8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1ff8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 31 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 94% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1ff8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1ff8, #f81fc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1ff8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 31 248 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.86 #44e007 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb1ff8  rgb(187, 31, 248)  hsl(283, 94%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5cf81f  rgb(92, 248, 31)  hsl(103, 94%, 55%)  Harlequin
#f8bb1f  rgb(248, 187, 31)  hsl(43, 94%, 55%)  Amber
#1ff8bb  rgb(31, 248, 187)  hsl(163, 94%, 55%)  Aquamarine