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#BB09F4

#bb09f4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb09f4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.53% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.36% cyan, 96.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 285.45°, with 92.89% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #bb09f4
  2. #42f409

Split complementary

  1. #bb09f4
  2. #b7f409
  3. #09f446

Analogous

  1. #4609f4
  2. #bb09f4
  3. #f409b7

Triadic

  1. #bb09f4
  2. #f4bb09
  3. #09f4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb09f4
  2. #f40942
  3. #42f409
  4. #09f4bb

Square

  1. #bb09f4
  2. #f44609
  3. #42f409
  4. #09b7f4

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0460
  2. #8206aa
  3. #bb09f4
  4. #d051f9
  5. #e49bfb

Shades

#bb09f4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb09f4
  2. #a808dc
  3. #9607c3
  4. #8306ab
  5. #700592
  6. #5e057a
  7. #4b0462
  8. #380349
  9. #250231
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb09f4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb09f4
  2. #c222f5
  3. #c93af6
  4. #cf53f7
  5. #d66bf8
  6. #dd84fa
  7. #e49dfb
  8. #ebb5fc
  9. #f1cefd
  10. #f8e6fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb09f4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb09f4
  2. #b515e8
  3. #af21dd
  4. #a92dd1
  5. #a339c6
  6. #9e45ba
  7. #9850ae
  8. #925ca3
  9. #8c6897
  10. #86748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955bb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6755f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775ef2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b745c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb09f4 {
  color: #bb09f4;
}
Background
.bg-bb09f4 {
  background-color: #bb09f4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb09f4 {
  border: 2px solid #bb09f4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb09f4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 9 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb09f4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb09f4, #f409b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb09f4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 9 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.91 #44f60b Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bb09f4  rgb(187, 9, 244)  hsl(285, 93%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#42f409  rgb(66, 244, 9)  hsl(105, 93%, 50%)  Neon Green
#f4bb09  rgb(244, 187, 9)  hsl(45, 93%, 50%)  Golden Poppy
#09f4bb  rgb(9, 244, 187)  hsl(165, 93%, 50%)  Aquamarine