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#BB49DC

#bb49dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb49dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 28.63% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 286.53°, with 67.74% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.205

Complementary

  1. #bb49dc
  2. #6adc49

Split complementary

  1. #bb49dc
  2. #b3dc49
  3. #49dc71

Analogous

  1. #7149dc
  2. #bb49dc
  3. #dc49b3

Triadic

  1. #bb49dc
  2. #dcbb49
  3. #49dcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb49dc
  2. #dc496a
  3. #6adc49
  4. #49dcbb

Square

  1. #bb49dc
  2. #dc7149
  3. #6adc49
  4. #49b3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #601775
  2. #9523b6
  3. #bb49dc
  4. #d389e8
  5. #ebc9f5

Shades

#bb49dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb49dc
  2. #a842c6
  3. #963ab0
  4. #83339a
  5. #702c84
  6. #5e256e
  7. #4b1d58
  8. #381642
  9. #250f2c
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb49dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb49dc
  2. #c25be0
  3. #c96de3
  4. #cf80e7
  5. #d692ea
  6. #dda4ee
  7. #e4b6f1
  8. #ebc8f5
  9. #f1dbf8
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb49dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb49dc
  2. #b54fd3
  3. #af54ca
  4. #a95ac0
  5. #a35fb7
  6. #9e65ae
  7. #986aa5
  8. #92709c
  9. #8c7592
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e81d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba648d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b67df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb49dc {
  color: #bb49dc;
}
Background
.bg-bb49dc {
  background-color: #bb49dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb49dc {
  border: 2px solid #bb49dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb49dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 73 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb49dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb49dc, #dc49b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb49dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 73 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.18 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.31 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.31 #44b623 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb49dc  rgb(187, 73, 220)  hsl(287, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#6adc49  rgb(106, 220, 73)  hsl(107, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dcbb49  rgb(220, 187, 73)  hsl(47, 68%, 57%)  Old Gold
#49dcbb  rgb(73, 220, 187)  hsl(167, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine