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#BB14CF

#bb14cf ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb14cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 293.58°, with 82.38% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1557

Complementary

  1. #bb14cf
  2. #28cf14

Split complementary

  1. #bb14cf
  2. #86cf14
  3. #14cf5d

Analogous

  1. #5d14cf
  2. #bb14cf
  3. #cf1486

Triadic

  1. #bb14cf
  2. #cfbb14
  3. #14cfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb14cf
  2. #cf1428
  3. #28cf14
  4. #14cfbb

Square

  1. #bb14cf
  2. #cf5d14
  3. #28cf14
  4. #1486cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0743
  2. #7c0d89
  3. #bb14cf
  4. #db43ed
  5. #e888f4

Shades

#bb14cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb14cf
  2. #a812ba
  3. #9610a6
  4. #830e91
  5. #700c7c
  6. #5e0a68
  7. #4b0853
  8. #38063e
  9. #250429
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb14cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb14cf
  2. #c22cd4
  3. #c943d9
  4. #cf5bdd
  5. #d672e2
  6. #dd8ae7
  7. #e4a1ec
  8. #ebb9f1
  9. #f1d0f5
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb14cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb14cf
  2. #b51fc7
  3. #af2abf
  4. #a934b7
  5. #a33faf
  6. #9e4aa8
  7. #9855a0
  8. #926098
  9. #8c6a90
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93579e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d74cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd457b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734fd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc37a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb14cf {
  color: #bb14cf;
}
Background
.bg-bb14cf {
  background-color: #bb14cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb14cf {
  border: 2px solid #bb14cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb14cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb14cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb14cf, #cf1486);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb14cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 207 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.03 #44eb30 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb14cf  rgb(187, 20, 207)  hsl(294, 82%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#28cf14  rgb(40, 207, 20)  hsl(114, 82%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cfbb14  rgb(207, 187, 20)  hsl(54, 82%, 45%)  Old Gold
#14cfbb  rgb(20, 207, 187)  hsl(174, 82%, 45%)  Turquoise