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#BB42BD

#bb42bd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb42bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.88% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 65.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 299.02°, with 48.24% saturation and 50% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.21.

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Relative luminance0.1814

Complementary

  1. #bb42bd
  2. #44bd42

Split complementary

  1. #bb42bd
  2. #82bd42
  3. #42bd7d

Analogous

  1. #7d42bd
  2. #bb42bd
  3. #bd4282

Triadic

  1. #bb42bd
  2. #bdbb42
  3. #42bdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb42bd
  2. #bd4244
  3. #44bd42
  4. #42bdbb

Square

  1. #bb42bd
  2. #bd7d42
  3. #44bd42
  4. #4282bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1a4c
  2. #832e84
  3. #bb42bd
  4. #cf7bd1
  5. #e4b3e5

Shades

#bb42bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb42bd
  2. #a83baa
  3. #963597
  4. #832e84
  5. #702871
  6. #5e215f
  7. #4b1a4c
  8. #381439
  9. #250d26
  10. #130713
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb42bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb42bd
  2. #c255c4
  3. #c968ca
  4. #cf7bd1
  5. #d68ed7
  6. #dda1de
  7. #e4b3e5
  8. #ebc6eb
  9. #f1d9f2
  10. #f8ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb42bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb42bd
  2. #b548b7
  3. #af4eb1
  4. #a955ab
  5. #a35ba5
  6. #9e619f
  7. #986798
  8. #926d92
  9. #8c748c
  10. #867a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f6cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0537a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #805ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d69bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be4d99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb42bd {
  color: #bb42bd;
}
Background
.bg-bb42bd {
  background-color: #bb42bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb42bd {
  border: 2px solid #bb42bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb42bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 66 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 48% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb42bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb42bd, #bd4282);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb42bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 66 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.09 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.98 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.46 #44bd42 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb42bd  rgb(187, 66, 189)  hsl(299, 48%, 50%)  Medium Orchid
#44bd42  rgb(68, 189, 66)  hsl(119, 48%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#bdbb42  rgb(189, 187, 66)  hsl(59, 48%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#42bdbb  rgb(66, 189, 187)  hsl(179, 48%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue