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#BB14BD

#bb14bd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb14bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.84% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 89.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 299.29°, with 80.86% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.87.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1474

Complementary

  1. #bb14bd
  2. #16bd14

Split complementary

  1. #bb14bd
  2. #6abd14
  3. #14bd66

Analogous

  1. #6614bd
  2. #bb14bd
  3. #bd146a

Triadic

  1. #bb14bd
  2. #bdbb14
  3. #14bdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb14bd
  2. #bd1416
  3. #16bd14
  4. #14bdbb

Square

  1. #bb14bd
  2. #bd6614
  3. #16bd14
  4. #146abd

Monochromatic

  1. #320533
  2. #770d78
  3. #bb14bd
  4. #e734ea
  5. #ef79f1

Shades

#bb14bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb14bd
  2. #a812aa
  3. #961097
  4. #830e84
  5. #700c71
  6. #5e0a5f
  7. #4b084c
  8. #380639
  9. #250426
  10. #130213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb14bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb14bd
  2. #c22cc4
  3. #c943ca
  4. #cf5bd1
  5. #d672d7
  6. #dd8ade
  7. #e4a1e5
  8. #ebb9eb
  9. #f1d0f2
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb14bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb14bd
  2. #b51fb7
  3. #af2ab1
  4. #a934ab
  5. #a33fa5
  6. #9e4a9f
  7. #985598
  8. #926092
  9. #8c6a8c
  10. #867586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c72b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c13a70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #774bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf2f95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb14bd {
  color: #bb14bd;
}
Background
.bg-bb14bd {
  background-color: #bb14bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb14bd {
  border: 2px solid #bb14bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb14bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb14bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb14bd, #bd146a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb14bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.77 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.71 #44eb42 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb14bd  rgb(187, 20, 189)  hsl(299, 81%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#16bd14  rgb(22, 189, 20)  hsl(119, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bdbb14  rgb(189, 187, 20)  hsl(59, 81%, 41%)  Old Gold
#14bdbb  rgb(20, 189, 187)  hsl(179, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue