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#BB12E2

#bb12e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb12e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.1649

Complementary

  1. #bb12e2
  2. #39e212

Split complementary

  1. #bb12e2
  2. #a1e212
  3. #12e253

Analogous

  1. #5312e2
  2. #bb12e2
  3. #e212a1

Triadic

  1. #bb12e2
  2. #e2bb12
  3. #12e2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb12e2
  2. #e21239
  3. #39e212
  4. #12e2bb

Square

  1. #bb12e2
  2. #e25312
  3. #39e212
  4. #12a1e2

Monochromatic

  1. #460754
  2. #800c9b
  3. #bb12e2
  4. #d34ff1
  5. #e596f7

Shades

#bb12e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb12e2
  2. #a810cb
  3. #960eb5
  4. #830d9e
  5. #700b88
  6. #5e0971
  7. #4b075a
  8. #380544
  9. #25042d
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb12e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb12e2
  2. #c22ae5
  3. #c941e8
  4. #cf59eb
  5. #d671ee
  6. #dd89f1
  7. #e4a0f3
  8. #ebb8f6
  9. #f1d0f9
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb12e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb12e2
  2. #b51dd8
  3. #af28ce
  4. #a933c5
  5. #a33ebb
  6. #9e49b1
  7. #9854a7
  8. #925f9d
  9. #8c6a94
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2075de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e52e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb12e2 {
  color: #bb12e2;
}
Background
.bg-bb12e2 {
  background-color: #bb12e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb12e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb12e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb12e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb12e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb12e2, #e212a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb12e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.51 #44ed1d Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb12e2  rgb(187, 18, 226)  hsl(289, 85%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#39e212  rgb(57, 226, 18)  hsl(109, 85%, 48%)  Lime Green
#e2bb12  rgb(226, 187, 18)  hsl(49, 85%, 48%)  Saffron
#12e2bb  rgb(18, 226, 187)  hsl(169, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green