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#BB12CD

#bb12cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb12cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 91.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.22°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1541

Complementary

  1. #bb12cd
  2. #24cd12

Split complementary

  1. #bb12cd
  2. #82cd12
  3. #12cd5d

Analogous

  1. #5d12cd
  2. #bb12cd
  3. #cd1282

Triadic

  1. #bb12cd
  2. #cdbb12
  3. #12cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb12cd
  2. #cd1224
  3. #24cd12
  4. #12cdbb

Square

  1. #bb12cd
  2. #cd5d12
  3. #24cd12
  4. #1282cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0640
  2. #7b0c87
  3. #bb12cd
  4. #dd3eee
  5. #e984f4

Shades

#bb12cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb12cd
  2. #a810b9
  3. #960ea4
  4. #830d90
  5. #700b7b
  6. #5e0967
  7. #4b0752
  8. #38053e
  9. #250429
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb12cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb12cd
  2. #c22ad2
  3. #c941d7
  4. #cf59dc
  5. #d671e1
  6. #dd89e6
  7. #e4a0eb
  8. #ebb8f0
  9. #f1d0f5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb12cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb12cd
  2. #b51dc5
  3. #af28be
  4. #a933b6
  5. #a33eae
  6. #9e49a7
  7. #98549f
  8. #925f97
  9. #8c6a8f
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93579d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e73c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd36a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb12cd {
  color: #bb12cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb12cd {
  background-color: #bb12cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb12cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb12cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb12cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb12cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb12cd, #cd1282);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb12cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.71 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.16 #44ed32 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb12cd  rgb(187, 18, 205)  hsl(294, 84%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#24cd12  rgb(36, 205, 18)  hsl(114, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdbb12  rgb(205, 187, 18)  hsl(54, 84%, 44%)  Old Gold
#12cdbb  rgb(18, 205, 187)  hsl(174, 84%, 44%)  Turquoise