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#BB15CE

#bb15ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb15ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 8.24% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 89.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 293.84°, with 81.5% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1556

Complementary

  1. #bb15ce
  2. #28ce15

Split complementary

  1. #bb15ce
  2. #84ce15
  3. #15ce5f

Analogous

  1. #5f15ce
  2. #bb15ce
  3. #ce1584

Triadic

  1. #bb15ce
  2. #cebb15
  3. #15cebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb15ce
  2. #ce1528
  3. #28ce15
  4. #15cebb

Square

  1. #bb15ce
  2. #ce5f15
  3. #28ce15
  4. #1584ce

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0743
  2. #7c0e89
  3. #bb15ce
  4. #db44ec
  5. #e889f3

Shades

#bb15ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb15ce
  2. #a813b9
  3. #9611a5
  4. #830f90
  5. #700d7c
  6. #5e0b67
  7. #4b0852
  8. #38063e
  9. #250429
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb15ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb15ce
  2. #c22cd3
  3. #c944d8
  4. #cf5bdd
  5. #d673e2
  6. #dd8ae7
  7. #e4a1eb
  8. #ebb9f0
  9. #f1d0f5
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb15ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb15ce
  2. #b520c6
  3. #af2abe
  4. #a935b7
  5. #a340af
  6. #9e4ba7
  7. #98559f
  8. #926097
  9. #8c6b90
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 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 #0063d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e74ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be457a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744fd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd37a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb15ce {
  color: #bb15ce;
}
Background
.bg-bb15ce {
  background-color: #bb15ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb15ce {
  border: 2px solid #bb15ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb15ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 21 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb15ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb15ce, #ce1584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb15ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 21 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.12 #44ea31 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb15ce  rgb(187, 21, 206)  hsl(294, 82%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#28ce15  rgb(40, 206, 21)  hsl(114, 82%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cebb15  rgb(206, 187, 21)  hsl(54, 82%, 45%)  Old Gold
#15cebb  rgb(21, 206, 187)  hsl(174, 82%, 45%)  Turquoise