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#BB48CD

#bb48cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb48cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 28.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 64.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 291.88°, with 57.08% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1961

Complementary

  1. #bb48cd
  2. #5acd48

Split complementary

  1. #bb48cd
  2. #9ccd48
  3. #48cd78

Analogous

  1. #7848cd
  2. #bb48cd
  3. #cd489c

Triadic

  1. #bb48cd
  2. #cdbb48
  3. #48cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb48cd
  2. #cd485a
  3. #5acd48
  4. #48cdbb

Square

  1. #bb48cd
  2. #cd7848
  3. #5acd48
  4. #489ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #581b61
  2. #8e2b9d
  3. #bb48cd
  4. #d184dd
  5. #e8c0ee

Shades

#bb48cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb48cd
  2. #a841b9
  3. #963aa4
  4. #833290
  5. #702b7b
  6. #5e2467
  7. #4b1d52
  8. #38163e
  9. #250e29
  10. #130715
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb48cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb48cd
  2. #c25ad2
  3. #c96dd7
  4. #cf7fdc
  5. #d691e1
  6. #dda4e6
  7. #e4b6eb
  8. #ebc8f0
  9. #f1daf5
  10. #f8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb48cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb48cd
  2. #b54ec5
  3. #af53be
  4. #a959b6
  5. #a35eae
  6. #9e64a7
  7. #986a9f
  8. #926f97
  9. #8c758f
  10. #867a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996aa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2572d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #597fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e64cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b6dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc56a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb48cd {
  color: #bb48cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb48cd {
  background-color: #bb48cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb48cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb48cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb48cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 72 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb48cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb48cd, #cd489c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb48cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 72 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.99 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.07 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 11.07 #44b732 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb48cd  rgb(187, 72, 205)  hsl(292, 57%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#5acd48  rgb(90, 205, 72)  hsl(112, 57%, 54%)  Lime Green
#cdbb48  rgb(205, 187, 72)  hsl(52, 57%, 54%)  Old Gold
#48cdbb  rgb(72, 205, 187)  hsl(172, 57%, 54%)  Turquoise