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#BB18CD

#bb18cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb18cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 9.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.03°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #bb18cd
  2. #2acd18

Split complementary

  1. #bb18cd
  2. #85cd18
  3. #18cd60

Analogous

  1. #6018cd
  2. #bb18cd
  3. #cd1885

Triadic

  1. #bb18cd
  2. #cdbb18
  3. #18cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb18cd
  2. #cd182a
  3. #2acd18
  4. #18cdbb

Square

  1. #bb18cd
  2. #cd6018
  3. #2acd18
  4. #1885cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0844
  2. #7d1089
  3. #bb18cd
  4. #d948ea
  5. #e88cf2

Shades

#bb18cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb18cd
  2. #a816b9
  3. #9613a4
  4. #831190
  5. #700e7b
  6. #5e0c67
  7. #4b0a52
  8. #38073e
  9. #250529
  10. #130215
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb18cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb18cd
  2. #c22fd2
  3. #c946d7
  4. #cf5ddc
  5. #d674e1
  6. #dd8ce6
  7. #e4a3eb
  8. #ebbaf0
  9. #f1d1f5
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb18cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb18cd
  2. #b522c5
  3. #af2dbe
  4. #a937b6
  5. #a342ae
  6. #9e4ca7
  7. #98569f
  8. #926197
  9. #8c6b8f
  10. #867688
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93589d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4074c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be457a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd38a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb18cd {
  color: #bb18cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb18cd {
  background-color: #bb18cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb18cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb18cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb18cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 24 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb18cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb18cd, #cd1885);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb18cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 24 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.25 #44e732 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb18cd  rgb(187, 24, 205)  hsl(294, 79%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#2acd18  rgb(42, 205, 24)  hsl(114, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cdbb18  rgb(205, 187, 24)  hsl(54, 79%, 45%)  Old Gold
#18cdbb  rgb(24, 205, 187)  hsl(174, 79%, 45%)  Turquoise