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#BB42E8

#bb42e8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb42e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 71.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 283.73°, with 78.3% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.2029

Complementary

  1. #bb42e8
  2. #6fe842

Split complementary

  1. #bb42e8
  2. #c2e842
  3. #42e868

Analogous

  1. #6842e8
  2. #bb42e8
  3. #e842c2

Triadic

  1. #bb42e8
  2. #e8bb42
  3. #42e8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb42e8
  2. #e8426f
  3. #6fe842
  4. #42e8bb

Square

  1. #bb42e8
  2. #e86842
  3. #6fe842
  4. #42c2e8

Monochromatic

  1. #621081
  2. #9618c5
  3. #bb42e8
  4. #d486f0
  5. #eccaf9

Shades

#bb42e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb42e8
  2. #a83bd1
  3. #9635ba
  4. #832ea2
  5. #70288b
  6. #5e2174
  7. #4b1a5d
  8. #381446
  9. #250d2e
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb42e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb42e8
  2. #c255ea
  3. #c968ed
  4. #cf7bef
  5. #d68ef1
  6. #dda1f4
  7. #e4b3f6
  8. #ebc6f8
  9. #f1d9fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb42e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb42e8
  2. #b548de
  3. #af4ed3
  4. #a955c9
  5. #a35bbe
  6. #9e61b4
  7. #9867aa
  8. #926d9f
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996ab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c80e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7565eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836ce6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b959ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb42e8 {
  color: #bb42e8;
}
Background
.bg-bb42e8 {
  background-color: #bb42e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb42e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb42e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb42e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 66 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb42e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb42e8, #e842c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb42e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 66 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.17 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.74 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.33 #44bd17 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb42e8  rgb(187, 66, 232)  hsl(284, 78%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6fe842  rgb(111, 232, 66)  hsl(104, 78%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#e8bb42  rgb(232, 187, 66)  hsl(44, 78%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#42e8bb  rgb(66, 232, 187)  hsl(164, 78%, 58%)  Aquamarine