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#BB07CD

#bb07cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb07cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 96.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.55°, with 93.4% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #bb07cd
  2. #19cd07

Split complementary

  1. #bb07cd
  2. #7ccd07
  3. #07cd58

Analogous

  1. #5807cd
  2. #bb07cd
  3. #cd077c

Triadic

  1. #bb07cd
  2. #cdbb07
  3. #07cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb07cd
  2. #cd0719
  3. #19cd07
  4. #07cdbb

Square

  1. #bb07cd
  2. #cd5807
  3. #19cd07
  4. #077ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #340239
  2. #780483
  3. #bb07cd
  4. #e529f8
  5. #ee73fa

Shades

#bb07cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb07cd
  2. #a806b9
  3. #9606a4
  4. #830590
  5. #70047b
  6. #5e0467
  7. #4b0352
  8. #38023e
  9. #250129
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb07cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb07cd
  2. #c220d2
  3. #c939d7
  4. #cf51dc
  5. #d66ae1
  6. #dd83e6
  7. #e49ceb
  8. #ebb5f0
  9. #f1cdf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb07cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb07cd
  2. #b513c5
  3. #af1fbe
  4. #a92bb6
  5. #a337ae
  6. #9e44a7
  7. #98509f
  8. #925c97
  9. #8c688f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92559d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c72c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd33a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb07cd {
  color: #bb07cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb07cd {
  background-color: #bb07cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb07cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb07cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb07cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 7 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb07cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb07cd, #cd077c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb07cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 7 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.27 #44f832 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb07cd  rgb(187, 7, 205)  hsl(295, 93%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#19cd07  rgb(25, 205, 7)  hsl(115, 93%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdbb07  rgb(205, 187, 7)  hsl(55, 93%, 42%)  Old Gold
#07cdbb  rgb(7, 205, 187)  hsl(175, 93%, 42%)  Turquoise