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#BB0DC9

#bb0dc9 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb0dc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.97% cyan, 93.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 295.53°, with 87.85% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1507

Complementary

  1. #bb0dc9
  2. #1bc90d

Split complementary

  1. #bb0dc9
  2. #79c90d
  3. #0dc95d

Analogous

  1. #5d0dc9
  2. #bb0dc9
  3. #c90d79

Triadic

  1. #bb0dc9
  2. #c9bb0d
  3. #0dc9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0dc9
  2. #c90d1b
  3. #1bc90d
  4. #0dc9bb

Square

  1. #bb0dc9
  2. #c95d0d
  3. #1bc90d
  4. #0d79c9

Monochromatic

  1. #350439
  2. #780881
  3. #bb0dc9
  4. #e331f2
  5. #ed79f6

Shades

#bb0dc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0dc9
  2. #a80cb5
  3. #960aa1
  4. #83098d
  5. #700879
  6. #5e0765
  7. #4b0550
  8. #38043c
  9. #250328
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0dc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0dc9
  2. #c225ce
  3. #c93dd4
  4. #cf56d9
  5. #d66edf
  6. #dd86e4
  7. #e49ee9
  8. #ebb6ef
  9. #f1cff4
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0dc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0dc9
  2. #b519c2
  3. #af24ba
  4. #a930b3
  5. #a33bac
  6. #9e47a5
  7. #98529d
  8. #925e96
  9. #8c698f
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92569a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4172c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4076 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744ccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845ac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd329e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0dc9 {
  color: #bb0dc9;
}
Background
.bg-bb0dc9 {
  background-color: #bb0dc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0dc9 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0dc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0dc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 13 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 88% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0dc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0dc9, #c90d79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0dc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 13 201 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.43 #44f236 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb0dc9  rgb(187, 13, 201)  hsl(296, 88%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1bc90d  rgb(27, 201, 13)  hsl(116, 88%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c9bb0d  rgb(201, 187, 13)  hsl(56, 88%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0dc9bb  rgb(13, 201, 187)  hsl(176, 88%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise