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#BB04CF

#bb04cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb04cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 98.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 294.09°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.21:1 (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 luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #bb04cf
  2. #18cf04

Split complementary

  1. #bb04cf
  2. #7dcf04
  3. #04cf55

Analogous

  1. #5504cf
  2. #bb04cf
  3. #cf047d

Triadic

  1. #bb04cf
  2. #cfbb04
  3. #04cfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb04cf
  2. #cf0418
  3. #18cf04
  4. #04cfbb

Square

  1. #bb04cf
  2. #cf5504
  3. #18cf04
  4. #047dcf

Monochromatic

  1. #330139
  2. #770384
  3. #bb04cf
  4. #e625fb
  5. #ee70fc

Shades

#bb04cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb04cf
  2. #a804ba
  3. #9603a6
  4. #830391
  5. #70027c
  6. #5e0268
  7. #4b0253
  8. #38013e
  9. #250129
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb04cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb04cf
  2. #c21dd4
  3. #c936d9
  4. #cf4fdd
  5. #d668e2
  6. #dd82e7
  7. #e49bec
  8. #ebb4f1
  9. #f1cdf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb04cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb04cf
  2. #b510c7
  3. #af1dbf
  4. #a929b7
  5. #a336af
  6. #9e42a8
  7. #984ea0
  8. #925b98
  9. #8c6790
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93559e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3972cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #825acd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd33a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb04cf {
  color: #bb04cf;
}
Background
.bg-bb04cf {
  background-color: #bb04cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb04cf {
  border: 2px solid #bb04cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb04cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 4 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb04cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb04cf, #cf047d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb04cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 4 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.29 #44fb30 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb04cf  rgb(187, 4, 207)  hsl(294, 96%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#18cf04  rgb(24, 207, 4)  hsl(114, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cfbb04  rgb(207, 187, 4)  hsl(54, 96%, 41%)  Old Gold
#04cfbb  rgb(4, 207, 187)  hsl(174, 96%, 41%)  Turquoise