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#BB40E8

#bb40e8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb40e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 72.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 283.93°, with 78.5% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.2006

Complementary

  1. #bb40e8
  2. #6de840

Split complementary

  1. #bb40e8
  2. #c1e840
  3. #40e867

Analogous

  1. #6740e8
  2. #bb40e8
  3. #e840c1

Triadic

  1. #bb40e8
  2. #e8bb40
  3. #40e8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb40e8
  2. #e8406d
  3. #6de840
  4. #40e8bb

Square

  1. #bb40e8
  2. #e86740
  3. #6de840
  4. #40c1e8

Monochromatic

  1. #620f80
  2. #9618c4
  3. #bb40e8
  4. #d384f0
  5. #ecc9f8

Shades

#bb40e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb40e8
  2. #a83ad1
  3. #9633ba
  4. #832da2
  5. #70268b
  6. #5e2074
  7. #4b1a5d
  8. #381346
  9. #250d2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb40e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb40e8
  2. #c253ea
  3. #c966ed
  4. #cf79ef
  5. #d68cf1
  6. #dda0f4
  7. #e4b3f6
  8. #ebc6f8
  9. #f1d9fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb40e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb40e8
  2. #b546de
  3. #af4dd3
  4. #a953c9
  5. #a35abe
  6. #9e60b4
  7. #9866aa
  8. #926d9f
  9. #8c7395
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9969b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a7fe4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76491 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7564eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826be6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b958ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb40e8 {
  color: #bb40e8;
}
Background
.bg-bb40e8 {
  background-color: #bb40e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb40e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb40e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb40e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 64 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 79% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb40e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb40e8, #e840c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb40e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 64 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.70 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.43 #44bf17 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb40e8  rgb(187, 64, 232)  hsl(284, 79%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6de840  rgb(109, 232, 64)  hsl(104, 79%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e8bb40  rgb(232, 187, 64)  hsl(44, 79%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#40e8bb  rgb(64, 232, 187)  hsl(164, 79%, 58%)  Aquamarine