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#BB14CD

#bb14cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb14cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 90.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.16°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1547

Complementary

  1. #bb14cd
  2. #26cd14

Split complementary

  1. #bb14cd
  2. #83cd14
  3. #14cd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e14cd
  2. #bb14cd
  3. #cd1483

Triadic

  1. #bb14cd
  2. #cdbb14
  3. #14cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb14cd
  2. #cd1426
  3. #26cd14
  4. #14cdbb

Square

  1. #bb14cd
  2. #cd5e14
  3. #26cd14
  4. #1483cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0642
  2. #7b0d87
  3. #bb14cd
  4. #dc41ec
  5. #e987f3

Shades

#bb14cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb14cd
  2. #a812b9
  3. #9610a4
  4. #830e90
  5. #700c7b
  6. #5e0a67
  7. #4b0852
  8. #38063e
  9. #250429
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb14cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb14cd
  2. #c22cd2
  3. #c943d7
  4. #cf5bdc
  5. #d672e1
  6. #dd8ae6
  7. #e4a1eb
  8. #ebb9f0
  9. #f1d0f5
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb14cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb14cd
  2. #b51fc5
  3. #af2abe
  4. #a934b6
  5. #a33fae
  6. #9e4aa7
  7. #98559f
  8. #926097
  9. #8c6a8f
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93579d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f73c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd36a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb14cd {
  color: #bb14cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb14cd {
  background-color: #bb14cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb14cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb14cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb14cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb14cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb14cd, #cd1483);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb14cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.19 #44eb32 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb14cd  rgb(187, 20, 205)  hsl(294, 82%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#26cd14  rgb(38, 205, 20)  hsl(114, 82%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cdbb14  rgb(205, 187, 20)  hsl(54, 82%, 44%)  Old Gold
#14cdbb  rgb(20, 205, 187)  hsl(174, 82%, 44%)  Turquoise