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#BB08F2

#bb08f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb08f2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.73% cyan, 96.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 285.9°, with 93.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1715

Complementary

  1. #bb08f2
  2. #3ff208

Split complementary

  1. #bb08f2
  2. #b4f208
  3. #08f246

Analogous

  1. #4608f2
  2. #bb08f2
  3. #f208b4

Triadic

  1. #bb08f2
  2. #f2bb08
  3. #08f2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb08f2
  2. #f2083f
  3. #3ff208
  4. #08f2bb

Square

  1. #bb08f2
  2. #f24608
  3. #3ff208
  4. #08b4f2

Monochromatic

  1. #49035e
  2. #8206a8
  3. #bb08f2
  4. #d14df9
  5. #e497fc

Shades

#bb08f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb08f2
  2. #a807da
  3. #9606c2
  4. #8306a9
  5. #700591
  6. #5e0479
  7. #4b0361
  8. #380249
  9. #250230
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb08f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb08f2
  2. #c221f3
  3. #c939f5
  4. #cf52f6
  5. #d66bf7
  6. #dd84f9
  7. #e49cfa
  8. #ebb5fb
  9. #f1cefc
  10. #f8e6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb08f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb08f2
  2. #b514e7
  3. #af20db
  4. #a92cd0
  5. #a338c4
  6. #9e44b9
  7. #9850ae
  8. #925ca2
  9. #8c6897
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955bb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6578f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6754f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785ef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b844bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb08f2 {
  color: #bb08f2;
}
Background
.bg-bb08f2 {
  background-color: #bb08f2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb08f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb08f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb08f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 8 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 94% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb08f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb08f2, #f208b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb08f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 8 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.70 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.89 #44f70d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb08f2  rgb(187, 8, 242)  hsl(286, 94%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3ff208  rgb(63, 242, 8)  hsl(106, 94%, 49%)  Neon Green
#f2bb08  rgb(242, 187, 8)  hsl(46, 94%, 49%)  Golden Poppy
#08f2bb  rgb(8, 242, 187)  hsl(166, 94%, 49%)  Aquamarine