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#BB07CA

#bb07ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb07ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 2.75% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 96.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.38°, with 93.3% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #bb07ca
  2. #16ca07

Split complementary

  1. #bb07ca
  2. #78ca07
  3. #07ca59

Analogous

  1. #5907ca
  2. #bb07ca
  3. #ca0778

Triadic

  1. #bb07ca
  2. #cabb07
  3. #07cabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb07ca
  2. #ca0716
  3. #16ca07
  4. #07cabb

Square

  1. #bb07ca
  2. #ca5907
  3. #16ca07
  4. #0778ca

Monochromatic

  1. #320236
  2. #770480
  3. #bb07ca
  4. #e726f7
  5. #ef70fa

Shades

#bb07ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb07ca
  2. #a806b6
  3. #9606a2
  4. #83058d
  5. #700479
  6. #5e0465
  7. #4b0351
  8. #38023d
  9. #250128
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb07ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb07ca
  2. #c220cf
  3. #c939d5
  4. #cf51da
  5. #d66adf
  6. #dd83e5
  7. #e49cea
  8. #ebb5ef
  9. #f1cdf4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb07ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb07ca
  2. #b513c3
  3. #af1fbb
  4. #a92bb4
  5. #a337ac
  6. #9e44a5
  7. #98509e
  8. #925c96
  9. #8c688f
  10. #867487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92559b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f72c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd319f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb07ca {
  color: #bb07ca;
}
Background
.bg-bb07ca {
  background-color: #bb07ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb07ca {
  border: 2px solid #bb07ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb07ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 7 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb07ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb07ca, #ca0778);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb07ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 7 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.26 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.41 #44f835 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb07ca  rgb(187, 7, 202)  hsl(295, 93%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#16ca07  rgb(22, 202, 7)  hsl(115, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cabb07  rgb(202, 187, 7)  hsl(55, 93%, 41%)  Old Gold
#07cabb  rgb(7, 202, 187)  hsl(175, 93%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise