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#BB40E6

#bb40e6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb40e6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.7% cyan, 72.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 284.46°, with 76.85% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.1994

Complementary

  1. #bb40e6
  2. #6be640

Split complementary

  1. #bb40e6
  2. #bee640
  3. #40e668

Analogous

  1. #6840e6
  2. #bb40e6
  3. #e640be

Triadic

  1. #bb40e6
  2. #e6bb40
  3. #40e6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb40e6
  2. #e6406b
  3. #6be640
  4. #40e6bb

Square

  1. #bb40e6
  2. #e66840
  3. #6be640
  4. #40bee6

Monochromatic

  1. #61107d
  2. #9519c0
  3. #bb40e6
  4. #d384ef
  5. #ebc7f8

Shades

#bb40e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb40e6
  2. #a83acf
  3. #9633b8
  4. #832da1
  5. #70268a
  6. #5e2073
  7. #4b1a5c
  8. #381345
  9. #250d2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb40e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb40e6
  2. #c253e9
  3. #c966eb
  4. #cf79ee
  5. #d68cf0
  6. #dda0f3
  7. #e4b3f5
  8. #ebc6f8
  9. #f1d9fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb40e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb40e6
  2. #b546dc
  3. #af4dd2
  4. #a953c7
  5. #a35abd
  6. #9e60b3
  7. #9866a9
  8. #926d9f
  9. #8c7394
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9969b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7fe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7563e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836be4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b957b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb40e6 {
  color: #bb40e6;
}
Background
.bg-bb40e6 {
  background-color: #bb40e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb40e6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb40e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb40e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 64 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb40e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb40e6, #e640be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb40e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 64 230 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.47 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.47 #44bf19 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb40e6  rgb(187, 64, 230)  hsl(284, 77%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6be640  rgb(107, 230, 64)  hsl(104, 77%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e6bb40  rgb(230, 187, 64)  hsl(44, 77%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#40e6bb  rgb(64, 230, 187)  hsl(164, 77%, 58%)  Aquamarine