Close to Electric Purple
#BB06EC
#BB06EC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 2.4% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 95% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BB06EC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.35:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BB06EC as they’d see it.
#BB06EC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BB06EC
What color is #BB06EC?
#BB06EC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 2.4% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 95% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BB06EC in RGB?
#BB06EC is rgb(187, 6, 236): 187 red, 6 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BB06EC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(21, 97, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BB06EC?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BB06EC?
Its complement #158400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.