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#BB08C7

#bb08c7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb08c7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.14% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.03% cyan, 95.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 296.23°, with 92.27% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1486

Complementary

  1. #bb08c7
  2. #14c708

Split complementary

  1. #bb08c7
  2. #74c708
  3. #08c75c

Analogous

  1. #5c08c7
  2. #bb08c7
  3. #c70874

Triadic

  1. #bb08c7
  2. #c7bb08
  3. #08c7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb08c7
  2. #c70814
  3. #14c708
  4. #08c7bb

Square

  1. #bb08c7
  2. #c75c08
  3. #14c708
  4. #0874c7

Monochromatic

  1. #310234
  2. #76057d
  3. #bb08c7
  4. #e925f6
  5. #f16ff9

Shades

#bb08c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb08c7
  2. #a807b3
  3. #96069f
  4. #83068b
  5. #700577
  6. #5e0464
  7. #4b0350
  8. #38023c
  9. #250228
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb08c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb08c7
  2. #c221cd
  3. #c939d2
  4. #cf52d8
  5. #d66bdd
  6. #dd84e3
  7. #e49ce9
  8. #ebb5ee
  9. #f1cef4
  10. #f8e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb08c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb08c7
  2. #b514c0
  3. #af20b9
  4. #a92cb2
  5. #a338ab
  6. #9e44a4
  7. #98509c
  8. #925c95
  9. #8c688e
  10. #867487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4272c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3e75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744bca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845ac5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd309d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb08c7 {
  color: #bb08c7;
}
Background
.bg-bb08c7 {
  background-color: #bb08c7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb08c7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb08c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb08c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 8 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb08c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb08c7, #c70874);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb08c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 8 199 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.58 #44f738 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb08c7  rgb(187, 8, 199)  hsl(296, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#14c708  rgb(20, 199, 8)  hsl(116, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c7bb08  rgb(199, 187, 8)  hsl(56, 92%, 41%)  Old Gold
#08c7bb  rgb(8, 199, 187)  hsl(176, 92%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue