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#BB43D3

#bb43d3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb43d3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 26.27% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.37% cyan, 68.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 62.07% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1928

Complementary

  1. #bb43d3
  2. #5bd343

Split complementary

  1. #bb43d3
  2. #a3d343
  3. #43d373

Analogous

  1. #7343d3
  2. #bb43d3
  3. #d343a3

Triadic

  1. #bb43d3
  2. #d3bb43
  3. #43d3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb43d3
  2. #d3435b
  3. #5bd343
  4. #43d3bb

Square

  1. #bb43d3
  2. #d37343
  3. #5bd343
  4. #43a3d3

Monochromatic

  1. #581865
  2. #8e26a3
  3. #bb43d3
  4. #d181e2
  5. #e8bff0

Shades

#bb43d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb43d3
  2. #a83cbe
  3. #9636a9
  4. #832f94
  5. #70287f
  6. #5e226a
  7. #4b1b54
  8. #38143f
  9. #250d2a
  10. #130715
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb43d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb43d3
  2. #c256d7
  3. #c969dc
  4. #cf7be0
  5. #d68ee5
  6. #dda1e9
  7. #e4b4ed
  8. #ebc7f2
  9. #f1d9f6
  10. #f8ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb43d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb43d3
  2. #b549cb
  3. #af4fc2
  4. #a955ba
  5. #a35bb2
  6. #9e62aa
  7. #9868a1
  8. #926e99
  9. #8c7491
  10. #867a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9868a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0471d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517ed0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b62d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #896bd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc54aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb43d3 {
  color: #bb43d3;
}
Background
.bg-bb43d3 {
  background-color: #bb43d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb43d3 {
  border: 2px solid #bb43d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb43d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 67 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 62% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb43d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb43d3, #d343a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb43d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 67 211 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.24 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.51 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.99 #44bc2c Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb43d3  rgb(187, 67, 211)  hsl(290, 62%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#5bd343  rgb(91, 211, 67)  hsl(110, 62%, 55%)  Lime Green
#d3bb43  rgb(211, 187, 67)  hsl(50, 62%, 55%)  Old Gold
#43d3bb  rgb(67, 211, 187)  hsl(170, 62%, 55%)  Turquoise