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#BB04CD

#bb04cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb04cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 1.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 98.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.63°, with 96.17% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.67.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1506

Complementary

  1. #bb04cd
  2. #16cd04

Split complementary

  1. #bb04cd
  2. #7acd04
  3. #04cd57

Analogous

  1. #5704cd
  2. #bb04cd
  3. #cd047a

Triadic

  1. #bb04cd
  2. #cdbb04
  3. #04cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb04cd
  2. #cd0416
  3. #16cd04
  4. #04cdbb

Square

  1. #bb04cd
  2. #cd5704
  3. #16cd04
  4. #047acd

Monochromatic

  1. #320137
  2. #770382
  3. #bb04cd
  4. #e723fb
  5. #ef6efc

Shades

#bb04cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb04cd
  2. #a804b9
  3. #9603a4
  4. #830390
  5. #70027b
  6. #5e0267
  7. #4b0252
  8. #38013e
  9. #250129
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb04cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb04cd
  2. #c21dd2
  3. #c936d7
  4. #cf4fdc
  5. #d668e1
  6. #dd82e6
  7. #e49beb
  8. #ebb4f0
  9. #f1cdf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb04cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb04cd
  2. #b510c5
  3. #af1dbe
  4. #a929b6
  5. #a336ae
  6. #9e42a7
  7. #984e9f
  8. #925b97
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867488
  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 #92559c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b72c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd32a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb04cd {
  color: #bb04cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb04cd {
  background-color: #bb04cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb04cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb04cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb04cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 4 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb04cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb04cd, #cd047a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb04cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 4 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.54 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.38 #44fb32 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb04cd  rgb(187, 4, 205)  hsl(295, 96%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#16cd04  rgb(22, 205, 4)  hsl(115, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cdbb04  rgb(205, 187, 4)  hsl(55, 96%, 41%)  Old Gold
#04cdbb  rgb(4, 205, 187)  hsl(175, 96%, 41%)  Turquoise