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#BB13CB

#bb13cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb13cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.88% cyan, 90.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 294.78°, with 82.88% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.81.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #bb13cb
  2. #23cb13

Split complementary

  1. #bb13cb
  2. #7fcb13
  3. #13cb5f

Analogous

  1. #5f13cb
  2. #bb13cb
  3. #cb137f

Triadic

  1. #bb13cb
  2. #cbbb13
  3. #13cbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb13cb
  2. #cb1323
  3. #23cb13
  4. #13cbbb

Square

  1. #bb13cb
  2. #cb5f13
  3. #23cb13
  4. #137fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #3a063f
  2. #7b0c85
  3. #bb13cb
  4. #de3eed
  5. #ea84f3

Shades

#bb13cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb13cb
  2. #a811b7
  3. #960fa2
  4. #830d8e
  5. #700b7a
  6. #5e0a66
  7. #4b0851
  8. #38063d
  9. #250429
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb13cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb13cb
  2. #c22bd0
  3. #c942d5
  4. #cf5adb
  5. #d671e0
  6. #dd89e5
  7. #e4a1ea
  8. #ebb8ef
  9. #f1d0f5
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb13cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb13cb
  2. #b51ec4
  3. #af29bc
  4. #a934b5
  5. #a33fad
  6. #9e4aa6
  7. #98549e
  8. #925f97
  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 #93579c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4073c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd35a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb13cb {
  color: #bb13cb;
}
Background
.bg-bb13cb {
  background-color: #bb13cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb13cb {
  border: 2px solid #bb13cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb13cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 19 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 83% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb13cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb13cb, #cb137f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb13cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 19 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.99 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.33 #44ec34 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb13cb  rgb(187, 19, 203)  hsl(295, 83%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#23cb13  rgb(35, 203, 19)  hsl(115, 83%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cbbb13  rgb(203, 187, 19)  hsl(55, 83%, 44%)  Old Gold
#13cbbb  rgb(19, 203, 187)  hsl(175, 83%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise