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#BB0DC6

#bb0dc6 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb0dc6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 5.1% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 93.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 296.43°, with 87.68% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1493

Complementary

  1. #bb0dc6
  2. #18c60d

Split complementary

  1. #bb0dc6
  2. #75c60d
  3. #0dc65e

Analogous

  1. #5e0dc6
  2. #bb0dc6
  3. #c60d75

Triadic

  1. #bb0dc6
  2. #c6bb0d
  3. #0dc6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0dc6
  2. #c60d18
  3. #18c60d
  4. #0dc6bb

Square

  1. #bb0dc6
  2. #c65e0d
  3. #18c60d
  4. #0d75c6

Monochromatic

  1. #330436
  2. #77087e
  3. #bb0dc6
  4. #e62ef1
  5. #ee76f6

Shades

#bb0dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0dc6
  2. #a80cb2
  3. #960a9e
  4. #83098b
  5. #700877
  6. #5e0763
  7. #4b054f
  8. #38043b
  9. #250328
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0dc6
  2. #c225cc
  3. #c93dd1
  4. #cf56d7
  5. #d66edd
  6. #dd86e3
  7. #e49ee8
  8. #ebb6ee
  9. #f1cff4
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0dc6
  2. #b519bf
  3. #af24b8
  4. #a930b1
  5. #a33baa
  6. #9e47a3
  7. #98529c
  8. #925e95
  9. #8c698e
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4472c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3e75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754bc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855ac4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be319c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0dc6 {
  color: #bb0dc6;
}
Background
.bg-bb0dc6 {
  background-color: #bb0dc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 13 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0dc6, #c60d75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 13 198 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.12 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.71 #44f239 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb0dc6  rgb(187, 13, 198)  hsl(296, 88%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#18c60d  rgb(24, 198, 13)  hsl(116, 88%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c6bb0d  rgb(198, 187, 13)  hsl(56, 88%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0dc6bb  rgb(13, 198, 187)  hsl(176, 88%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue