Palettes / Colors / #BB08FA

#BB08FA — Vivid Purple

#BB08FA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BB08FA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BB08FA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4AFA0A; it also sits naturally between #420AFA and #FA0AC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 3% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BB08FA

.text { color: #BB08FA; }
.background { background-color: #BB08FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB08FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 8, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB08FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 8, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB08FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 8, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB08FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB08FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4AFA0A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB08FA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB08FA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BB08FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB08FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB08FA?

#BB08FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 8, 250). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB08FA?

#BB08FA is RGB 187, 8, 250 — HSL 284°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 25%, 97%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BB08FA?

Its complement is #4AFA0A; analogous partners are #420AFA and #FA0AC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB08FA for text?

White text on #BB08FA has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.53:1.