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#BB00CF

#bb00cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb00cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 294.2°, with 100% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1507

Complementary

  1. #bb00cf
  2. #14cf00

Split complementary

  1. #bb00cf
  2. #7ccf00
  3. #00cf53

Analogous

  1. #5300cf
  2. #bb00cf
  3. #cf007c

Triadic

  1. #bb00cf
  2. #cfbb00
  3. #00cfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb00cf
  2. #cf0014
  3. #14cf00
  4. #00cfbb

Square

  1. #bb00cf
  2. #cf5300
  3. #14cf00
  4. #007ccf

Monochromatic

  1. #310036
  2. #760083
  3. #bb00cf
  4. #e91dff
  5. #f169ff

Shades

#bb00cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb00cf
  2. #a800ba
  3. #9600a6
  4. #830091
  5. #70007c
  6. #5e0068
  7. #4b0053
  8. #38003e
  9. #250029
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb00cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb00cf
  2. #c21ad4
  3. #c933d9
  4. #cf4ddd
  5. #d666e2
  6. #dd80e7
  7. #e499ec
  8. #ebb3f1
  9. #f1ccf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb00cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb00cf
  2. #b50dc7
  3. #af1abf
  4. #a926b7
  5. #a333af
  6. #9e40a8
  7. #984da0
  8. #925a98
  9. #8c6690
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92559e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3972cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #825acd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd32a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb00cf {
  color: #bb00cf;
}
Background
.bg-bb00cf {
  background-color: #bb00cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb00cf {
  border: 2px solid #bb00cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb00cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 0 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb00cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb00cf, #cf007c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb00cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 0 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.62 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.43 #44ff30 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb00cf  rgb(187, 0, 207)  hsl(294, 100%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#14cf00  rgb(20, 207, 0)  hsl(114, 100%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfbb00  rgb(207, 187, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 41%)  Old Gold
#00cfbb  rgb(0, 207, 187)  hsl(174, 100%, 41%)  Turquoise