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#BB08DB

#bb08db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb08db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.14% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.61% cyan, 96.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 290.9°, with 92.95% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #bb08db
  2. #28db08

Split complementary

  1. #bb08db
  2. #92db08
  3. #08db51

Analogous

  1. #5108db
  2. #bb08db
  3. #db0892

Triadic

  1. #bb08db
  2. #dbbb08
  3. #08dbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb08db
  2. #db0828
  3. #28db08
  4. #08dbbb

Square

  1. #bb08db
  2. #db5108
  3. #28db08
  4. #0892db

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0347
  2. #7c0591
  3. #bb08db
  4. #db38f8
  5. #e882fa

Shades

#bb08db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb08db
  2. #a807c5
  3. #9606af
  4. #830699
  5. #700583
  6. #5e046e
  7. #4b0358
  8. #380242
  9. #25022c
  10. #130116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb08db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb08db
  2. #c221df
  3. #c939e2
  4. #cf52e6
  5. #d66be9
  6. #dd84ed
  7. #e49cf1
  8. #ebb5f4
  9. #f1cef8
  10. #f8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb08db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb08db
  2. #b514d2
  3. #af20c9
  4. #a92cc0
  5. #a338b7
  6. #9e44ae
  7. #9850a4
  8. #925c9b
  9. #8c6892
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9357a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a74d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb08db {
  color: #bb08db;
}
Background
.bg-bb08db {
  background-color: #bb08db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb08db {
  border: 2px solid #bb08db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb08db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 8 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb08db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb08db, #db0892);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb08db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 8 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.82 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.82 #44f724 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb08db  rgb(187, 8, 219)  hsl(291, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#28db08  rgb(40, 219, 8)  hsl(111, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dbbb08  rgb(219, 187, 8)  hsl(51, 93%, 45%)  Old Gold
#08dbbb  rgb(8, 219, 187)  hsl(171, 93%, 45%)  Turquoise