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#BB09CE

#bb09ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb09ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.53% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 95.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 294.21°, with 91.63% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1522

Complementary

  1. #bb09ce
  2. #1cce09

Split complementary

  1. #bb09ce
  2. #7fce09
  3. #09ce58

Analogous

  1. #5809ce
  2. #bb09ce
  3. #ce097f

Triadic

  1. #bb09ce
  2. #cebb09
  3. #09cebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb09ce
  2. #ce091c
  3. #1cce09
  4. #09cebb

Square

  1. #bb09ce
  2. #ce5809
  3. #1cce09
  4. #097fce

Monochromatic

  1. #36033b
  2. #780685
  3. #bb09ce
  4. #e32ef6
  5. #ed77f9

Shades

#bb09ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb09ce
  2. #a808b9
  3. #9607a5
  4. #830690
  5. #70057c
  6. #5e0567
  7. #4b0452
  8. #38033e
  9. #250229
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb09ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb09ce
  2. #c222d3
  3. #c93ad8
  4. #cf53dd
  5. #d66be2
  6. #dd84e7
  7. #e49deb
  8. #ebb5f0
  9. #f1cef5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb09ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb09ce
  2. #b515c6
  3. #af21be
  4. #a92db7
  5. #a339af
  6. #9e45a7
  7. #98509f
  8. #925c97
  9. #8c6890
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93569d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b73ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734dd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd34a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb09ce {
  color: #bb09ce;
}
Background
.bg-bb09ce {
  background-color: #bb09ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb09ce {
  border: 2px solid #bb09ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb09ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 9 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb09ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb09ce, #ce097f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb09ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 9 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.16 #44f631 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb09ce  rgb(187, 9, 206)  hsl(294, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1cce09  rgb(28, 206, 9)  hsl(114, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cebb09  rgb(206, 187, 9)  hsl(54, 92%, 42%)  Old Gold
#09cebb  rgb(9, 206, 187)  hsl(174, 92%, 42%)  Turquoise