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#BB49E5

#bb49e5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb49e5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.34% cyan, 68.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 283.85°, with 75% saturation and 59.22% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.2099

Complementary

  1. #bb49e5
  2. #73e549

Split complementary

  1. #bb49e5
  2. #c1e549
  3. #49e56d

Analogous

  1. #6d49e5
  2. #bb49e5
  3. #e549c1

Triadic

  1. #bb49e5
  2. #e5bb49
  3. #49e5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb49e5
  2. #e54973
  3. #73e549
  4. #49e5bb

Square

  1. #bb49e5
  2. #e56d49
  3. #73e549
  4. #49c1e5

Monochromatic

  1. #641382
  2. #981cc5
  3. #bb49e5
  4. #d48cef
  5. #edcff8

Shades

#bb49e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb49e5
  2. #a842ce
  3. #963ab7
  4. #8333a0
  5. #702c89
  6. #5e2573
  7. #4b1d5c
  8. #381645
  9. #250f2e
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb49e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb49e5
  2. #c25be8
  3. #c96dea
  4. #cf80ed
  5. #d692ef
  6. #dda4f2
  7. #e4b6f5
  8. #ebc8f7
  9. #f1dbfa
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb49e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb49e5
  2. #b54fdb
  3. #af54d1
  4. #a95ac7
  5. #a35fbd
  6. #9e65b3
  7. #986aa8
  8. #92709e
  9. #8c7594
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6db1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4681e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7968e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856fe3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b95db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb49e5 {
  color: #bb49e5;
}
Background
.bg-bb49e5 {
  background-color: #bb49e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb49e5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb49e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb49e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 73 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 75% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb49e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb49e5, #e549c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb49e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 73 229 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.95 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.63 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.07 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.07 #44b61a Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb49e5  rgb(187, 73, 229)  hsl(284, 75%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#73e549  rgb(115, 229, 73)  hsl(104, 75%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#e5bb49  rgb(229, 187, 73)  hsl(44, 75%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#49e5bb  rgb(73, 229, 187)  hsl(164, 75%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine