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#BB40E7

#bb40e7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb40e7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 72.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 284.19°, with 77.67% saturation and 57.84% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.2

Complementary

  1. #bb40e7
  2. #6ce740

Split complementary

  1. #bb40e7
  2. #bfe740
  3. #40e767

Analogous

  1. #6740e7
  2. #bb40e7
  3. #e740bf

Triadic

  1. #bb40e7
  2. #e7bb40
  3. #40e7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb40e7
  2. #e7406c
  3. #6ce740
  4. #40e7bb

Square

  1. #bb40e7
  2. #e76740
  3. #6ce740
  4. #40bfe7

Monochromatic

  1. #61107e
  2. #9518c2
  3. #bb40e7
  4. #d384f0
  5. #ebc8f8

Shades

#bb40e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb40e7
  2. #a83ad0
  3. #9633b9
  4. #832da2
  5. #70268b
  6. #5e2074
  7. #4b1a5c
  8. #381345
  9. #250d2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb40e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb40e7
  2. #c253e9
  3. #c966ec
  4. #cf79ee
  5. #d68cf1
  6. #dda0f3
  7. #e4b3f5
  8. #ebc6f8
  9. #f1d9fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb40e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb40e7
  2. #b546dd
  3. #af4dd2
  4. #a953c8
  5. #a35abe
  6. #9e60b4
  7. #9866a9
  8. #926d9f
  9. #8c7395
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9969b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c7fe3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7564ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836be5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b958b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb40e7 {
  color: #bb40e7;
}
Background
.bg-bb40e7 {
  background-color: #bb40e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb40e7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb40e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb40e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 64 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb40e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb40e7, #e740bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb40e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 64 231 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.45 #44bf18 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb40e7  rgb(187, 64, 231)  hsl(284, 78%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6ce740  rgb(108, 231, 64)  hsl(104, 78%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e7bb40  rgb(231, 187, 64)  hsl(44, 78%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#40e7bb  rgb(64, 231, 187)  hsl(164, 78%, 58%)  Aquamarine