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#BB08F8

#bb08f8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb08f8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 96.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 284.75°, with 94.49% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.09.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1752

Complementary

  1. #bb08f8
  2. #45f808

Split complementary

  1. #bb08f8
  2. #bdf808
  3. #08f843

Analogous

  1. #4308f8
  2. #bb08f8
  3. #f808bd

Triadic

  1. #bb08f8
  2. #f8bb08
  3. #08f8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb08f8
  2. #f80845
  3. #45f808
  4. #08f8bb

Square

  1. #bb08f8
  2. #f84308
  3. #45f808
  4. #08bdf8

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0364
  2. #8305af
  3. #bb08f8
  4. #cf52fa
  5. #e49dfc

Shades

#bb08f8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb08f8
  2. #a807df
  3. #9606c6
  4. #8306ae
  5. #700595
  6. #5e047c
  7. #4b0363
  8. #38024a
  9. #250232
  10. #130119
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb08f8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb08f8
  2. #c221f9
  3. #c939f9
  4. #cf52fa
  5. #d66bfb
  6. #dd84fc
  7. #e49cfc
  8. #ebb5fd
  9. #f1cefe
  10. #f8e6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb08f8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb08f8
  2. #b514ec
  3. #af20e0
  4. #a92cd4
  5. #a338c8
  6. #9e44bc
  7. #9850b0
  8. #925ca4
  9. #8c6898
  10. #86748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965cb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dfd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b45a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6556fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #765ef6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b746c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb08f8 {
  color: #bb08f8;
}
Background
.bg-bb08f8 {
  background-color: #bb08f8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb08f8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb08f8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb08f8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 8 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 94% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb08f8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb08f8, #f808bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb08f8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 8 248 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.05 #44f707 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb08f8  rgb(187, 8, 248)  hsl(285, 94%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#45f808  rgb(69, 248, 8)  hsl(105, 94%, 50%)  Harlequin
#f8bb08  rgb(248, 187, 8)  hsl(45, 94%, 50%)  Amber
#08f8bb  rgb(8, 248, 187)  hsl(165, 94%, 50%)  Aquamarine