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#BB08FE — Vivid Purple

#BB08FE 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 #BB08FE 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.

#BB08FE 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 #48FE06; it also sits naturally between #4006FE and #FE06C4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB08FE · RGB 187, 8, 254

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Color values

HEX#BB08FE
RGB187, 8, 254
HSL284°, 99%, 51%
HSV284°, 97%, 100%
CMYK26%, 97%, 0%, 0%
XYZ38.47, 17.89, 95.19
Yxy17.89, 0.2538, 0.1181
CIE-Lab49.37, 88.10, -78.54
Hunter Lab42.30, 92.00, -110.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 3% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB08FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB08FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB08FE

.text { color: #BB08FE; }
.background { background-color: #BB08FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB08FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 8, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 99%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB08FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 8, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB08FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 8, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB08FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB08FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB08FE

#AB01E9#9D01D5#8A01BC#7701A2#68018E#560175#43005B#300042#22002E#0F0014

Tints of #BB08FE

#C320FE#C834FE#CF4DFE#D462FE#DB7BFE#E18FFE#E8A9FF#EDBDFF#F4D6FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #BB08FE

#B418EC#AB29DB#A33BC9#9B4EB7#925FA5#8A7194

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48FE06:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.59:1 AA
Against black text4.58:1 AA

Best text color on #BB08FE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB08FE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB08FE: ·

How #BB08FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6CC2Deuteranopia · #7885B4Tritanopia · #B29389

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB08FE rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Rustic Harbor
#210B07 · #A222F7 · #61F718 · #1221FD

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#B819FA#A823F8#DB13FA#BF27EB#A222F7#AA1DE4#C52CF9#C424E6#9A1CFD#D01AE2#9E22F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB08FD  ·  #BB08FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB08FE?

#BB08FE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 8, 254). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB08FE?

#BB08FE is RGB 187, 8, 254 — HSL 284°, 99%, 51% — CMYK 26%, 97%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BB08FE?

Its complement is #48FE06; analogous partners are #4006FE and #FE06C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB08FE for text?

White text on #BB08FE has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.58:1.