Information about #BB11EE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A maximally vivid electric magenta, #BB11EE feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neon Purple (#BC13FE) and Bright Purple (#BE03FD).
The recipe behind #BB11EE is rgb(187, 17, 238), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BB11EE background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BB11EE color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#BB11EE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BB11EE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BB11EE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BB11EE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BB11EE color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BB11EE color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BB11EE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B80CE3
#BC13FE
#BE03FD
#AD0AFD
#BF27F1
#CA00E7
#BF00FF
#CB00F5
#AD03DE
#CC00FF
#9F00FF
#9900FA
#BB11EE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BB11EE
- RGB187, 17, 238
- CMYK20, 87, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(187, 17, 238)
- HSL286°, 87%, 50%
- HSL Precise286.154°, 86.667%, 50%
- HSV286°, 93%, 93%
- HSB286°, 93%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.067, 0.933)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.067, 0.933, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.067, 0.933)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBB11EE
- DECIMAL ID12259822
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
