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#BB36CD

#bb36cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb36cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 73.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.85°, with 60.16% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.1761

Complementary

  1. #bb36cd
  2. #48cd36

Split complementary

  1. #bb36cd
  2. #93cd36
  3. #36cd6f

Analogous

  1. #6f36cd
  2. #bb36cd
  3. #cd3693

Triadic

  1. #bb36cd
  2. #cdbb36
  3. #36cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb36cd
  2. #cd3648
  3. #48cd36
  4. #36cdbb

Square

  1. #bb36cd
  2. #cd6f36
  3. #48cd36
  4. #3693cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1555
  2. #852492
  3. #bb36cd
  4. #d073dc
  5. #e4b1eb

Shades

#bb36cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb36cd
  2. #a831b9
  3. #962ba4
  4. #832690
  5. #70207b
  6. #5e1b67
  7. #4b1652
  8. #38103e
  9. #250b29
  10. #130515
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb36cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb36cd
  2. #c24ad2
  3. #c95ed7
  4. #cf72dc
  5. #d686e1
  6. #dd9be6
  7. #e4afeb
  8. #ebc3f0
  9. #f1d7f5
  10. #f8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb36cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb36cd
  2. #b53dc5
  3. #af45be
  4. #a94cb6
  5. #a354ae
  6. #9e5ba7
  7. #98629f
  8. #926a97
  9. #8c718f
  10. #867988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9661a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d7ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be537f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #795acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8765cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd49a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb36cd {
  color: #bb36cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb36cd {
  background-color: #bb36cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb36cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb36cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb36cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 54 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb36cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb36cd, #cd3693);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb36cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 54 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.45 #44c932 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb36cd  rgb(187, 54, 205)  hsl(293, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#48cd36  rgb(72, 205, 54)  hsl(113, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cdbb36  rgb(205, 187, 54)  hsl(53, 60%, 51%)  Old Gold
#36cdbb  rgb(54, 205, 187)  hsl(173, 60%, 51%)  Turquoise