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#BB40E5

#bb40e5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb40e5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.1% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.34% cyan, 72.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 284.73°, with 76.04% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1989

Complementary

  1. #bb40e5
  2. #6ae540

Split complementary

  1. #bb40e5
  2. #bce540
  3. #40e569

Analogous

  1. #6940e5
  2. #bb40e5
  3. #e540bc

Triadic

  1. #bb40e5
  2. #e5bb40
  3. #40e5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb40e5
  2. #e5406a
  3. #6ae540
  4. #40e5bb

Square

  1. #bb40e5
  2. #e56940
  3. #6ae540
  4. #40bce5

Monochromatic

  1. #60117b
  2. #951abf
  3. #bb40e5
  4. #d383ee
  5. #ebc7f7

Shades

#bb40e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb40e5
  2. #a83ace
  3. #9633b7
  4. #832da0
  5. #702689
  6. #5e2073
  7. #4b1a5c
  8. #381345
  9. #250d2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb40e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb40e5
  2. #c253e8
  3. #c966ea
  4. #cf79ed
  5. #d68cef
  6. #dda0f2
  7. #e4b3f5
  8. #ebc6f7
  9. #f1d9fa
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb40e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb40e5
  2. #b546db
  3. #af4dd1
  4. #a953c7
  5. #a35abd
  6. #9e60b3
  7. #9866a8
  8. #926d9e
  9. #8c7394
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9968b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e7fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8638f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7663e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836be3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b957b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb40e5 {
  color: #bb40e5;
}
Background
.bg-bb40e5 {
  background-color: #bb40e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb40e5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb40e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb40e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 64 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 76% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb40e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb40e5, #e540bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb40e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 64 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.35 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.35 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.49 #44bf1a Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb40e5  rgb(187, 64, 229)  hsl(285, 76%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#6ae540  rgb(106, 229, 64)  hsl(105, 76%, 57%)  Neon Green
#e5bb40  rgb(229, 187, 64)  hsl(45, 76%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#40e5bb  rgb(64, 229, 187)  hsl(165, 76%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine