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#BB37CB

#bb37cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb37cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.57% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.88% cyan, 72.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 293.51°, with 58.73% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.1761

Complementary

  1. #bb37cb
  2. #47cb37

Split complementary

  1. #bb37cb
  2. #91cb37
  3. #37cb71

Analogous

  1. #7137cb
  2. #bb37cb
  3. #cb3791

Triadic

  1. #bb37cb
  2. #cbbb37
  3. #37cbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb37cb
  2. #cb3747
  3. #47cb37
  4. #37cbbb

Square

  1. #bb37cb
  2. #cb7137
  3. #47cb37
  4. #3791cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1653
  2. #852590
  3. #bb37cb
  4. #d074db
  5. #e4b0eb

Shades

#bb37cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb37cb
  2. #a832b7
  3. #962ca2
  4. #83278e
  5. #70217a
  6. #5e1c66
  7. #4b1651
  8. #38113d
  9. #250b29
  10. #130614
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb37cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb37cb
  2. #c24bd0
  3. #c95fd5
  4. #cf73db
  5. #d687e0
  6. #dd9be5
  7. #e4afea
  8. #ebc3ef
  9. #f1d7f5
  10. #f8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb37cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb37cb
  2. #b53ec4
  3. #af46bc
  4. #a94db5
  5. #a354ad
  6. #9e5ca6
  7. #98639e
  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 #96629f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be527e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a5acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8865c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd49a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb37cb {
  color: #bb37cb;
}
Background
.bg-bb37cb {
  background-color: #bb37cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb37cb {
  border: 2px solid #bb37cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb37cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb37cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb37cb, #cb3791);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb37cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.62 #44c834 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb37cb  rgb(187, 55, 203)  hsl(294, 59%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#47cb37  rgb(71, 203, 55)  hsl(114, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cbbb37  rgb(203, 187, 55)  hsl(54, 59%, 51%)  Old Gold
#37cbbb  rgb(55, 203, 187)  hsl(174, 59%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise