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#BB47BF

#bb47bf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb47bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.84% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 62.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 298°, with 48.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.1883

Complementary

  1. #bb47bf
  2. #4bbf47

Split complementary

  1. #bb47bf
  2. #87bf47
  3. #47bf7f

Analogous

  1. #7f47bf
  2. #bb47bf
  3. #bf4787

Triadic

  1. #bb47bf
  2. #bfbb47
  3. #47bfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb47bf
  2. #bf474b
  3. #4bbf47
  4. #47bfbb

Square

  1. #bb47bf
  2. #bf7f47
  3. #4bbf47
  4. #4787bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1c51
  2. #87308a
  3. #bb47bf
  4. #d080d3
  5. #e5b9e6

Shades

#bb47bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb47bf
  2. #a840ac
  3. #963999
  4. #833286
  5. #702b73
  6. #5e2460
  7. #4b1c4c
  8. #381539
  9. #250e26
  10. #130713
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb47bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb47bf
  2. #c259c5
  3. #c96ccc
  4. #cf7ed2
  5. #d691d9
  6. #dda3df
  7. #e4b5e5
  8. #ebc8ec
  9. #f1daf2
  10. #f8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb47bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb47bf
  2. #b54db9
  3. #af52b2
  4. #a958ac
  5. #a35ea6
  6. #9e64a0
  7. #986999
  8. #926f93
  9. #8c758d
  10. #867a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98689a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #356fc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0587d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8161c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be519c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb47bf {
  color: #bb47bf;
}
Background
.bg-bb47bf {
  background-color: #bb47bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb47bf {
  border: 2px solid #bb47bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb47bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 71 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb47bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb47bf, #bf4787);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb47bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 71 191 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.85 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.53 #44b840 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb47bf  rgb(187, 71, 191)  hsl(298, 48%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#4bbf47  rgb(75, 191, 71)  hsl(118, 48%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#bfbb47  rgb(191, 187, 71)  hsl(58, 48%, 51%)  Vegas Gold
#47bfbb  rgb(71, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 48%, 51%)  Tiffany Blue