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#BB44DF

#bb44df ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb44df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 26.67% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 69.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 286.06°, with 70.78% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.2003

Complementary

  1. #bb44df
  2. #68df44

Split complementary

  1. #bb44df
  2. #b6df44
  3. #44df6d

Analogous

  1. #6d44df
  2. #bb44df
  3. #df44b6

Triadic

  1. #bb44df
  2. #dfbb44
  3. #44dfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb44df
  2. #df4468
  3. #68df44
  4. #44dfbb

Square

  1. #bb44df
  2. #df6d44
  3. #68df44
  4. #44b6df

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1476
  2. #941fb7
  3. #bb44df
  4. #d385ea
  5. #ebc7f5

Shades

#bb44df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb44df
  2. #a83dc9
  3. #9636b2
  4. #83309c
  5. #702986
  6. #5e2270
  7. #4b1b59
  8. #381443
  9. #250e2d
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb44df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb44df
  2. #c257e2
  3. #c969e5
  4. #cf7ce9
  5. #d68fec
  6. #dda2ef
  7. #e4b4f2
  8. #ebc7f5
  9. #f1daf9
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb44df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb44df
  2. #b54ad6
  3. #af50cc
  4. #a956c3
  5. #a35cb9
  6. #9e62b0
  7. #9868a6
  8. #926e9d
  9. #8c7493
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996aad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9638d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7964e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866cdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba58b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb44df {
  color: #bb44df;
}
Background
.bg-bb44df {
  background-color: #bb44df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb44df {
  border: 2px solid #bb44df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb44df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 68 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb44df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb44df, #df44b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb44df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 68 223 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.44 #44bb20 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb44df  rgb(187, 68, 223)  hsl(286, 71%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#68df44  rgb(104, 223, 68)  hsl(106, 71%, 57%)  Malachite
#dfbb44  rgb(223, 187, 68)  hsl(46, 71%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#44dfbb  rgb(68, 223, 187)  hsl(166, 71%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine