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#BB08FF

#bb08ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bb08ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.67% cyan, 96.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 283.48°, with 100% saturation and 51.57% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.62.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #bb08ff
  2. #4cff08

Split complementary

  1. #bb08ff
  2. #c8ff08
  3. #08ff3f

Analogous

  1. #3f08ff
  2. #bb08ff
  3. #ff08c8

Triadic

  1. #bb08ff
  2. #ffbb08
  3. #08ffbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb08ff
  2. #ff084c
  3. #4cff08
  4. #08ffbb

Square

  1. #bb08ff
  2. #ff3f08
  3. #4cff08
  4. #08c8ff

Monochromatic

  1. #50006e
  2. #8700bb
  3. #bb08ff
  4. #d055ff
  5. #e5a1ff

Shades

#bb08ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb08ff
  2. #a807e6
  3. #9606cc
  4. #8306b3
  5. #700599
  6. #5e0480
  7. #4b0366
  8. #38024d
  9. #250233
  10. #13011a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb08ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb08ff
  2. #c221ff
  3. #c939ff
  4. #cf52ff
  5. #d66bff
  6. #dd84ff
  7. #e49cff
  8. #ebb5ff
  9. #f1ceff
  10. #f8e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb08ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb08ff
  2. #b514f2
  3. #af20e6
  4. #a92cd9
  5. #a338cc
  6. #9e44c0
  7. #9850b3
  8. #925ca6
  9. #8c6899
  10. #86748d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965dbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b25e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6257ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735ffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b649c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb08ff {
  color: #bb08ff;
}
Background
.bg-bb08ff {
  background-color: #bb08ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb08ff {
  border: 2px solid #bb08ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb08ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 8 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb08ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb08ff, #ff08c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb08ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 8 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.10 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.29 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.60 #44f700 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb08ff  rgb(187, 8, 255)  hsl(283, 100%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4cff08  rgb(76, 255, 8)  hsl(103, 100%, 52%)  Harlequin
#ffbb08  rgb(255, 187, 8)  hsl(43, 100%, 52%)  Amber
#08ffbb  rgb(8, 255, 187)  hsl(163, 100%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green