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#BB43E6

#bb43e6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb43e6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.7% cyan, 70.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 284.17°, with 76.53% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2029

Complementary

  1. #bb43e6
  2. #6ee643

Split complementary

  1. #bb43e6
  2. #c0e643
  3. #43e66a

Analogous

  1. #6a43e6
  2. #bb43e6
  3. #e643c0

Triadic

  1. #bb43e6
  2. #e6bb43
  3. #43e6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb43e6
  2. #e6436e
  3. #6ee643
  4. #43e6bb

Square

  1. #bb43e6
  2. #e66a43
  3. #6ee643
  4. #43c0e6

Monochromatic

  1. #62117f
  2. #961ac3
  3. #bb43e6
  4. #d387ef
  5. #eccaf8

Shades

#bb43e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb43e6
  2. #a83ccf
  3. #9636b8
  4. #832fa1
  5. #70288a
  6. #5e2273
  7. #4b1b5c
  8. #381445
  9. #250d2e
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb43e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb43e6
  2. #c256e9
  3. #c969eb
  4. #cf7bee
  5. #d68ef0
  6. #dda1f3
  7. #e4b4f5
  8. #ebc7f8
  9. #f1d9fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb43e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb43e6
  2. #b549dc
  3. #af4fd2
  4. #a955c7
  5. #a35bbd
  6. #9e62b3
  7. #9868a9
  8. #926e9f
  9. #8c7494
  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 #996ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f80e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7665e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846ce4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b959b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb43e6 {
  color: #bb43e6;
}
Background
.bg-bb43e6 {
  background-color: #bb43e6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb43e6 {
  border: 2px solid #bb43e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb43e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 67 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb43e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb43e6, #e643c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb43e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 67 230 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.31 #44bc19 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb43e6  rgb(187, 67, 230)  hsl(284, 77%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6ee643  rgb(110, 230, 67)  hsl(104, 77%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e6bb43  rgb(230, 187, 67)  hsl(44, 77%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#43e6bb  rgb(67, 230, 187)  hsl(164, 77%, 58%)  Aquamarine