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#BB44EA

#bb44ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb44ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 70.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.01°, with 79.81% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.2064

Complementary

  1. #bb44ea
  2. #73ea44

Split complementary

  1. #bb44ea
  2. #c6ea44
  3. #44ea68

Analogous

  1. #6844ea
  2. #bb44ea
  3. #ea44c6

Triadic

  1. #bb44ea
  2. #eabb44
  3. #44eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb44ea
  2. #ea4473
  3. #73ea44
  4. #44eabb

Square

  1. #bb44ea
  2. #ea6844
  3. #73ea44
  4. #44c6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #640f86
  2. #9817cb
  3. #bb44ea
  4. #d489f2
  5. #edcef9

Shades

#bb44ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb44ea
  2. #a83dd3
  3. #9636bb
  4. #8330a4
  5. #70298c
  6. #5e2275
  7. #4b1b5e
  8. #381446
  9. #250e2f
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb44ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb44ea
  2. #c257ec
  3. #c969ee
  4. #cf7cf0
  5. #d68ff2
  6. #dda2f5
  7. #e4b4f7
  8. #ebc7f9
  9. #f1dafb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb44ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb44ea
  2. #b54adf
  3. #af50d5
  4. #a956ca
  5. #a35cc0
  6. #9e62b5
  7. #9868aa
  8. #926ea0
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6bb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c80e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7666ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85bbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb44ea {
  color: #bb44ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb44ea {
  background-color: #bb44ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb44ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb44ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb44ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 68 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb44ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb44ea, #ea44c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb44ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 68 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.18 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.20 #44bb15 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb44ea  rgb(187, 68, 234)  hsl(283, 80%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#73ea44  rgb(115, 234, 68)  hsl(103, 80%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#eabb44  rgb(234, 187, 68)  hsl(43, 80%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#44eabb  rgb(68, 234, 187)  hsl(163, 80%, 59%)  Aquamarine