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#BB10CD

#bb10cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb10cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 6.27% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 92.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.29°, with 85.52% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #bb10cd
  2. #22cd10

Split complementary

  1. #bb10cd
  2. #80cd10
  3. #10cd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d10cd
  2. #bb10cd
  3. #cd1080

Triadic

  1. #bb10cd
  2. #cdbb10
  3. #10cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb10cd
  2. #cd1022
  3. #22cd10
  4. #10cdbb

Square

  1. #bb10cd
  2. #cd5d10
  3. #22cd10
  4. #1080cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a053f
  2. #7a0a86
  3. #bb10cd
  4. #de3af0
  5. #ea81f5

Shades

#bb10cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb10cd
  2. #a80eb9
  3. #960da4
  4. #830b90
  5. #700a7b
  6. #5e0867
  7. #4b0652
  8. #38053e
  9. #250329
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb10cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb10cd
  2. #c228d2
  3. #c940d7
  4. #cf58dc
  5. #d670e1
  6. #dd88e6
  7. #e49feb
  8. #ebb7f0
  9. #f1cff5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb10cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb10cd
  2. #b51bc5
  3. #af26be
  4. #a932b6
  5. #a33dae
  6. #9e48a7
  7. #98539f
  8. #925e97
  9. #8c6a8f
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93569d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e73c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd35a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb10cd {
  color: #bb10cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb10cd {
  background-color: #bb10cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb10cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb10cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb10cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 16 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb10cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb10cd, #cd1080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb10cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 16 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.13 #44ef32 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb10cd  rgb(187, 16, 205)  hsl(294, 86%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#22cd10  rgb(34, 205, 16)  hsl(114, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cdbb10  rgb(205, 187, 16)  hsl(54, 86%, 43%)  Old Gold
#10cdbb  rgb(16, 205, 187)  hsl(174, 86%, 43%)  Turquoise