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#BB42E7

#bb42e7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb42e7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.88% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 284°, with 77.46% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.2023

Complementary

  1. #bb42e7
  2. #6ee742

Split complementary

  1. #bb42e7
  2. #c1e742
  3. #42e769

Analogous

  1. #6942e7
  2. #bb42e7
  3. #e742c1

Triadic

  1. #bb42e7
  2. #e7bb42
  3. #42e7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb42e7
  2. #e7426e
  3. #6ee742
  4. #42e7bb

Square

  1. #bb42e7
  2. #e76942
  3. #6ee742
  4. #42c1e7

Monochromatic

  1. #621080
  2. #9619c4
  3. #bb42e7
  4. #d386f0
  5. #eccaf8

Shades

#bb42e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb42e7
  2. #a83bd0
  3. #9635b9
  4. #832ea2
  5. #70288b
  6. #5e2174
  7. #4b1a5c
  8. #381445
  9. #250d2e
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb42e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb42e7
  2. #c255e9
  3. #c968ec
  4. #cf7bee
  5. #d68ef1
  6. #dda1f3
  7. #e4b3f5
  8. #ebc6f8
  9. #f1d9fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb42e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb42e7
  2. #b548dd
  3. #af4ed2
  4. #a955c8
  5. #a35bbe
  6. #9e61b4
  7. #9867a9
  8. #926d9f
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7fe3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7665ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836ce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b959ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb42e7 {
  color: #bb42e7;
}
Background
.bg-bb42e7 {
  background-color: #bb42e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb42e7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb42e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb42e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 66 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb42e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb42e7, #e742c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb42e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 66 231 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.62 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.34 #44bd18 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb42e7  rgb(187, 66, 231)  hsl(284, 77%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6ee742  rgb(110, 231, 66)  hsl(104, 77%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e7bb42  rgb(231, 187, 66)  hsl(44, 77%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#42e7bb  rgb(66, 231, 187)  hsl(164, 77%, 58%)  Aquamarine