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#BB0ACE

#bb0ace ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb0ace is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.92% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 95.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 294.18°, with 90.74% saturation and 42.35% 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 luminance0.1524

Complementary

  1. #bb0ace
  2. #1dce0a

Split complementary

  1. #bb0ace
  2. #7fce0a
  3. #0ace59

Analogous

  1. #590ace
  2. #bb0ace
  3. #ce0a7f

Triadic

  1. #bb0ace
  2. #cebb0a
  3. #0acebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0ace
  2. #ce0a1d
  3. #1dce0a
  4. #0acebb

Square

  1. #bb0ace
  2. #ce590a
  3. #1dce0a
  4. #0a7fce

Monochromatic

  1. #37033c
  2. #790685
  3. #bb0ace
  4. #e230f5
  5. #ec79f8

Shades

#bb0ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0ace
  2. #a809b9
  3. #9608a5
  4. #830790
  5. #70067c
  6. #5e0567
  7. #4b0452
  8. #38033e
  9. #250229
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0ace
  2. #c223d3
  3. #c93bd8
  4. #cf54dd
  5. #d66ce2
  6. #dd85e7
  7. #e49deb
  8. #ebb6f0
  9. #f1cef5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0ace
  2. #b516c6
  3. #af22be
  4. #a92db7
  5. #a339af
  6. #9e45a7
  7. #98519f
  8. #925d97
  9. #8c6890
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 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 #835bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd34a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0ace {
  color: #bb0ace;
}
Background
.bg-bb0ace {
  background-color: #bb0ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0ace {
  border: 2px solid #bb0ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 10 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0ace, #ce0a7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 10 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.13 #44f531 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb0ace  rgb(187, 10, 206)  hsl(294, 91%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1dce0a  rgb(29, 206, 10)  hsl(114, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cebb0a  rgb(206, 187, 10)  hsl(54, 91%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0acebb  rgb(10, 206, 187)  hsl(174, 91%, 42%)  Turquoise