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#BB03F8

#bb03f8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb03f8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 1.18% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 98.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 285.06°, with 97.61% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #bb03f8
  2. #40f803

Split complementary

  1. #bb03f8
  2. #bbf803
  3. #03f841

Analogous

  1. #4103f8
  2. #bb03f8
  3. #f803bb

Triadic

  1. #bb03f8
  2. #f8bb03
  3. #03f8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb03f8
  2. #f80340
  3. #40f803
  4. #03f8bb

Square

  1. #bb03f8
  2. #f84103
  3. #40f803
  4. #03bbf8

Monochromatic

  1. #490161
  2. #8202ac
  3. #bb03f8
  4. #d04bfd
  5. #e496fe

Shades

#bb03f8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb03f8
  2. #a803df
  3. #9602c6
  4. #8302ae
  5. #700295
  6. #5e027c
  7. #4b0163
  8. #38014a
  9. #250132
  10. #130019
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb03f8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb03f8
  2. #c21cf9
  3. #c935f9
  4. #cf4ffa
  5. #d668fb
  6. #dd81fc
  7. #e49afc
  8. #ebb3fd
  9. #f1cdfe
  10. #f8e6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb03f8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb03f8
  2. #b510ec
  3. #af1ce0
  4. #a929d4
  5. #a335c8
  6. #9e42bc
  7. #984eb0
  8. #925ba4
  9. #8c6798
  10. #86748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965bb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cfd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b45992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6555fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765ef6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b746c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb03f8 {
  color: #bb03f8;
}
Background
.bg-bb03f8 {
  background-color: #bb03f8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb03f8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb03f8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb03f8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 3 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 98% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb03f8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb03f8, #f803bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb03f8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 3 248 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.17 #44fc07 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb03f8  rgb(187, 3, 248)  hsl(285, 98%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#40f803  rgb(64, 248, 3)  hsl(105, 98%, 49%)  Harlequin
#f8bb03  rgb(248, 187, 3)  hsl(45, 98%, 49%)  Amber
#03f8bb  rgb(3, 248, 187)  hsl(165, 98%, 49%)  Aquamarine