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#BB01CB

#bb01cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb01cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0.39% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.88% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 295.25°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.149

Complementary

  1. #bb01cb
  2. #11cb01

Split complementary

  1. #bb01cb
  2. #76cb01
  3. #01cb56

Analogous

  1. #5601cb
  2. #bb01cb
  3. #cb0176

Triadic

  1. #bb01cb
  2. #cbbb01
  3. #01cbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb01cb
  2. #cb0111
  3. #11cb01
  4. #01cbbb

Square

  1. #bb01cb
  2. #cb5601
  3. #11cb01
  4. #0176cb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0033
  2. #75017f
  3. #bb01cb
  4. #ec1bfe
  5. #f267fe

Shades

#bb01cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb01cb
  2. #a801b7
  3. #9601a2
  4. #83018e
  5. #70017a
  6. #5e0166
  7. #4b0051
  8. #38003d
  9. #250029
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb01cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb01cb
  2. #c21ad0
  3. #c934d5
  4. #cf4ddb
  5. #d667e0
  6. #dd80e5
  7. #e499ea
  8. #ebb3ef
  9. #f1ccf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb01cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb01cb
  2. #b50ec4
  3. #af1abc
  4. #a927b5
  5. #a334ad
  6. #9e41a6
  7. #984d9e
  8. #925a97
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92549b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d72c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be3f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8359c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd30a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb01cb {
  color: #bb01cb;
}
Background
.bg-bb01cb {
  background-color: #bb01cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb01cb {
  border: 2px solid #bb01cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb01cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 1 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb01cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb01cb, #cb0176);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb01cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 1 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.57 #44fe34 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb01cb  rgb(187, 1, 203)  hsl(295, 99%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#11cb01  rgb(17, 203, 1)  hsl(115, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cbbb01  rgb(203, 187, 1)  hsl(55, 99%, 40%)  Old Gold
#01cbbb  rgb(1, 203, 187)  hsl(175, 99%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise