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#BB08DC

#bb08dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb08dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 290.66°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1591

Complementary

  1. #bb08dc
  2. #29dc08

Split complementary

  1. #bb08dc
  2. #93dc08
  3. #08dc51

Analogous

  1. #5108dc
  2. #bb08dc
  3. #dc0893

Triadic

  1. #bb08dc
  2. #dcbb08
  3. #08dcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb08dc
  2. #dc0829
  3. #29dc08
  4. #08dcbb

Square

  1. #bb08dc
  2. #dc5108
  3. #29dc08
  4. #0893dc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0348
  2. #7c0592
  3. #bb08dc
  4. #da39f8
  5. #e883fa

Shades

#bb08dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb08dc
  2. #a807c6
  3. #9606b0
  4. #83069a
  5. #700584
  6. #5e046e
  7. #4b0358
  8. #380242
  9. #25022c
  10. #130116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb08dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb08dc
  2. #c221e0
  3. #c939e3
  4. #cf52e7
  5. #d66bea
  6. #dd84ee
  7. #e49cf1
  8. #ebb5f5
  9. #f1cef8
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb08dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb08dc
  2. #b514d3
  3. #af20ca
  4. #a92cc0
  5. #a338b7
  6. #9e44ae
  7. #9850a5
  8. #925c9c
  9. #8c6892
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9457a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2874d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb4a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3aad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb08dc {
  color: #bb08dc;
}
Background
.bg-bb08dc {
  background-color: #bb08dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb08dc {
  border: 2px solid #bb08dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb08dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 8 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb08dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb08dc, #dc0893);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb08dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 8 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.70 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.80 #44f723 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb08dc  rgb(187, 8, 220)  hsl(291, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#29dc08  rgb(41, 220, 8)  hsl(111, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dcbb08  rgb(220, 187, 8)  hsl(51, 93%, 45%)  Old Gold
#08dcbb  rgb(8, 220, 187)  hsl(171, 93%, 45%)  Turquoise