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#BB13CA

#bb13ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb13ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.45% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 90.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.08°, with 82.81% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #bb13ca
  2. #22ca13

Split complementary

  1. #bb13ca
  2. #7dca13
  3. #13ca5f

Analogous

  1. #5f13ca
  2. #bb13ca
  3. #ca137d

Triadic

  1. #bb13ca
  2. #cabb13
  3. #13cabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb13ca
  2. #ca1322
  3. #22ca13
  4. #13cabb

Square

  1. #bb13ca
  2. #ca5f13
  3. #22ca13
  4. #137dca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a063e
  2. #7a0c84
  3. #bb13ca
  4. #de3ded
  5. #ea83f3

Shades

#bb13ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb13ca
  2. #a811b6
  3. #960fa2
  4. #830d8d
  5. #700b79
  6. #5e0a65
  7. #4b0851
  8. #38063d
  9. #250428
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb13ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb13ca
  2. #c22bcf
  3. #c942d5
  4. #cf5ada
  5. #d671df
  6. #dd89e5
  7. #e4a1ea
  8. #ebb8ef
  9. #f1d0f4
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb13ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb13ca
  2. #b51ec3
  3. #af29bb
  4. #a934b4
  5. #a33fac
  6. #9e4aa5
  7. #98549e
  8. #925f96
  9. #8c6a8f
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93579b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4173c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd359f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb13ca {
  color: #bb13ca;
}
Background
.bg-bb13ca {
  background-color: #bb13ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb13ca {
  border: 2px solid #bb13ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb13ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 19 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb13ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb13ca, #ca137d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb13ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 19 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.42 #44ec35 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb13ca  rgb(187, 19, 202)  hsl(295, 83%, 43%)  Dark Orchid
#22ca13  rgb(34, 202, 19)  hsl(115, 83%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cabb13  rgb(202, 187, 19)  hsl(55, 83%, 43%)  Old Gold
#13cabb  rgb(19, 202, 187)  hsl(175, 83%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise