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#BB0CD6

#bb0cd6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb0cd6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 4.71% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.62% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 291.98°, with 89.38% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1568

Complementary

  1. #bb0cd6
  2. #27d60c

Split complementary

  1. #bb0cd6
  2. #8cd60c
  3. #0cd656

Analogous

  1. #560cd6
  2. #bb0cd6
  3. #d60c8c

Triadic

  1. #bb0cd6
  2. #d6bb0c
  3. #0cd6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0cd6
  2. #d60c27
  3. #27d60c
  4. #0cd6bb

Square

  1. #bb0cd6
  2. #d6560c
  3. #27d60c
  4. #0c8cd6

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0445
  2. #7c088e
  3. #bb0cd6
  4. #db3bf4
  5. #e883f8

Shades

#bb0cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0cd6
  2. #a80bc1
  3. #960aab
  4. #830896
  5. #700780
  6. #5e066b
  7. #4b0556
  8. #380440
  9. #25022b
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0cd6
  2. #c224da
  3. #c93dde
  4. #cf55e2
  5. #d66de6
  6. #dd86eb
  7. #e49eef
  8. #ebb6f3
  9. #f1cef7
  10. #f8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0cd6
  2. #b518cd
  3. #af23c5
  4. #a92fbc
  5. #a33ab4
  6. #9e46ab
  7. #9852a2
  8. #925d9a
  9. #8c6991
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9357a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3274d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc477e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #714fd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #815bd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc38a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0cd6 {
  color: #bb0cd6;
}
Background
.bg-bb0cd6 {
  background-color: #bb0cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 12 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0cd6, #d60c8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 12 214 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.36 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.86 #44f329 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb0cd6  rgb(187, 12, 214)  hsl(292, 89%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#27d60c  rgb(39, 214, 12)  hsl(112, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d6bb0c  rgb(214, 187, 12)  hsl(52, 89%, 44%)  Old Gold
#0cd6bb  rgb(12, 214, 187)  hsl(172, 89%, 44%)  Turquoise