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#BB45ED

#bb45ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb45ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.06% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 70.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 282.14°, with 82.35% saturation and 60% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.2094

Complementary

  1. #bb45ed
  2. #77ed45

Split complementary

  1. #bb45ed
  2. #cbed45
  3. #45ed67

Analogous

  1. #6745ed
  2. #bb45ed
  3. #ed45cb

Triadic

  1. #bb45ed
  2. #edbb45
  3. #45edbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb45ed
  2. #ed4577
  3. #77ed45
  4. #45edbb

Square

  1. #bb45ed
  2. #ed6745
  3. #77ed45
  4. #45cbed

Monochromatic

  1. #660e8b
  2. #9914d1
  3. #bb45ed
  4. #d48bf4
  5. #eed1fa

Shades

#bb45ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb45ed
  2. #a83ed5
  3. #9637be
  4. #8330a6
  5. #70298e
  6. #5e2377
  7. #4b1c5f
  8. #381547
  9. #250e2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb45ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb45ed
  2. #c258ef
  3. #c96af1
  4. #cf7df2
  5. #d68ff4
  6. #dda2f6
  7. #e4b5f8
  8. #ebc7fa
  9. #f1dafb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb45ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb45ed
  2. #b54be2
  3. #af51d7
  4. #a957cc
  5. #a35dc1
  6. #9e63b7
  7. #9868ac
  8. #926ea1
  9. #8c7496
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6cb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3981e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7567f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85dbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb45ed {
  color: #bb45ed;
}
Background
.bg-bb45ed {
  background-color: #bb45ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb45ed {
  border: 2px solid #bb45ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb45ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 69 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb45ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb45ed, #ed45cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb45ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 69 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.56 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.51 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.13 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.13 #44ba12 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb45ed  rgb(187, 69, 237)  hsl(282, 82%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#77ed45  rgb(119, 237, 69)  hsl(102, 82%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#edbb45  rgb(237, 187, 69)  hsl(42, 82%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#45edbb  rgb(69, 237, 187)  hsl(162, 82%, 60%)  Aquamarine