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#BB47DE

#bb47de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb47de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.84% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 68.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 286.09°, with 69.59% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.2035

Complementary

  1. #bb47de
  2. #6ade47

Split complementary

  1. #bb47de
  2. #b6de47
  3. #47de6f

Analogous

  1. #6f47de
  2. #bb47de
  3. #de47b6

Triadic

  1. #bb47de
  2. #debb47
  3. #47debb

Tetradic

  1. #bb47de
  2. #de476a
  3. #6ade47
  4. #47debb

Square

  1. #bb47de
  2. #de6f47
  3. #6ade47
  4. #47b6de

Monochromatic

  1. #601577
  2. #9521b8
  3. #bb47de
  4. #d388ea
  5. #ebc9f5

Shades

#bb47de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb47de
  2. #a840c8
  3. #9639b2
  4. #83329b
  5. #702b85
  6. #5e246f
  7. #4b1c59
  8. #381543
  9. #250e2c
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb47de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb47de
  2. #c259e1
  3. #c96ce5
  4. #cf7ee8
  5. #d691eb
  6. #dda3ef
  7. #e4b5f2
  8. #ebc8f5
  9. #f1daf8
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb47de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb47de
  2. #b54dd5
  3. #af52cb
  4. #a958c2
  5. #a35eb8
  6. #9e64af
  7. #9869a6
  8. #926f9c
  9. #8c7593
  10. #867a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6bac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b80da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba648d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a66e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #876edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5ab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb47de {
  color: #bb47de;
}
Background
.bg-bb47de {
  background-color: #bb47de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb47de {
  border: 2px solid #bb47de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb47de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 71 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb47de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb47de, #de47b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb47de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 71 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.27 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.33 #44b821 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb47de  rgb(187, 71, 222)  hsl(286, 70%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#6ade47  rgb(106, 222, 71)  hsl(106, 70%, 57%)  Malachite
#debb47  rgb(222, 187, 71)  hsl(46, 70%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#47debb  rgb(71, 222, 187)  hsl(166, 70%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine