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#BB28CD

#bb28cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb28cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 15.69% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 80.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 293.45°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1649

Complementary

  1. #bb28cd
  2. #3acd28

Split complementary

  1. #bb28cd
  2. #8dcd28
  3. #28cd68

Analogous

  1. #6828cd
  2. #bb28cd
  3. #cd288d

Triadic

  1. #bb28cd
  2. #cdbb28
  3. #28cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb28cd
  2. #cd283a
  3. #3acd28
  4. #28cdbb

Square

  1. #bb28cd
  2. #cd6828
  3. #3acd28
  4. #288dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #460f4d
  2. #811c8d
  3. #bb28cd
  4. #d261e0
  5. #e4a1ed

Shades

#bb28cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb28cd
  2. #a824b9
  3. #9620a4
  4. #831c90
  5. #70187b
  6. #5e1467
  7. #4b1052
  8. #380c3e
  9. #250829
  10. #130415
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb28cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb28cd
  2. #c23ed2
  3. #c953d7
  4. #cf69dc
  5. #d67ee1
  6. #dd94e6
  7. #e4a9eb
  8. #ebbff0
  9. #f1d4f5
  10. #f8eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb28cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb28cd
  2. #b531c5
  3. #af3abe
  4. #a942b6
  5. #a34bae
  6. #9e54a7
  7. #985d9f
  8. #926697
  9. #8c6e8f
  10. #867788
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945c9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4676c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4b7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7654d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8560cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd40a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb28cd {
  color: #bb28cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb28cd {
  background-color: #bb28cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb28cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb28cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb28cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 40 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb28cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb28cd, #cd288d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb28cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 40 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.73 #44d732 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb28cd  rgb(187, 40, 205)  hsl(293, 67%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#3acd28  rgb(58, 205, 40)  hsl(113, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#cdbb28  rgb(205, 187, 40)  hsl(53, 67%, 48%)  Old Gold
#28cdbb  rgb(40, 205, 187)  hsl(173, 67%, 48%)  Turquoise