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#BB3BD6

#bb3bd6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb3bd6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 23.14% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.62% cyan, 72.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 289.55°, with 65.4% saturation and 53.53% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.1855

Complementary

  1. #bb3bd6
  2. #56d63b

Split complementary

  1. #bb3bd6
  2. #a3d63b
  3. #3bd66e

Analogous

  1. #6e3bd6
  2. #bb3bd6
  3. #d63ba3

Triadic

  1. #bb3bd6
  2. #d6bb3b
  3. #3bd6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3bd6
  2. #d63b56
  3. #56d63b
  4. #3bd6bb

Square

  1. #bb3bd6
  2. #d66e3b
  3. #56d63b
  4. #3ba3d6

Monochromatic

  1. #561563
  2. #8c22a3
  3. #bb3bd6
  4. #d17ae3
  5. #e7baf0

Shades

#bb3bd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3bd6
  2. #a835c1
  3. #962fab
  4. #832996
  5. #702380
  6. #5e1e6b
  7. #4b1856
  8. #381240
  9. #250c2b
  10. #130615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3bd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3bd6
  2. #c24fda
  3. #c962de
  4. #cf76e2
  5. #d689e6
  6. #dd9deb
  7. #e4b1ef
  8. #ebc4f3
  9. #f1d8f7
  10. #f8ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3bd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3bd6
  2. #b542cd
  3. #af49c5
  4. #a950bc
  5. #a357b4
  6. #9e5eab
  7. #9864a2
  8. #926b9a
  9. #8c7291
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9764a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497cd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5986 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785ed9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8668d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4fac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3bd6 {
  color: #bb3bd6;
}
Background
.bg-bb3bd6 {
  background-color: #bb3bd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb3bd6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3bd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3bd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 59 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 65% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3bd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3bd6, #d63ba3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3bd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 59 214 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.47 #44c429 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb3bd6  rgb(187, 59, 214)  hsl(290, 65%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#56d63b  rgb(86, 214, 59)  hsl(110, 65%, 54%)  Lime Green
#d6bb3b  rgb(214, 187, 59)  hsl(50, 65%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3bd6bb  rgb(59, 214, 187)  hsl(170, 65%, 54%)  Turquoise