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#BB4AED

#bb4aed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 29.02% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.6°, with 81.91% saturation and 60.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #bb4aed
  2. #7ced4a

Split complementary

  1. #bb4aed
  2. #cded4a
  3. #4aed6a

Analogous

  1. #6a4aed
  2. #bb4aed
  3. #ed4acd

Triadic

  1. #bb4aed
  2. #edbb4a
  3. #4aedbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4aed
  2. #ed4a7c
  3. #7ced4a
  4. #4aedbb

Square

  1. #bb4aed
  2. #ed6a4a
  3. #7ced4a
  4. #4acded

Monochromatic

  1. #680e90
  2. #9a15d5
  3. #bb4aed
  4. #d590f4
  5. #efd5fb

Shades

#bb4aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4aed
  2. #a843d5
  3. #963bbe
  4. #8334a6
  5. #702c8e
  6. #5e2577
  7. #4b1e5f
  8. #381647
  9. #250f2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4aed
  2. #c25cef
  3. #c96ef1
  4. #cf80f2
  5. #d692f4
  6. #dda5f6
  7. #e4b7f8
  8. #ebc9fa
  9. #f1dbfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4aed
  2. #b54fe2
  3. #af55d7
  4. #a95acc
  5. #a360c1
  6. #9e65b7
  7. #986aac
  8. #9270a1
  9. #8c7596
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e83e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8370eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b860bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4aed {
  color: #bb4aed;
}
Background
.bg-bb4aed {
  background-color: #bb4aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4aed {
  border: 2px solid #bb4aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 74 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4aed, #ed4acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 74 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.80 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.17 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.95 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.19 #44b512 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4aed  rgb(187, 74, 237)  hsl(282, 82%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7ced4a  rgb(124, 237, 74)  hsl(102, 82%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#edbb4a  rgb(237, 187, 74)  hsl(42, 82%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#4aedbb  rgb(74, 237, 187)  hsl(162, 82%, 61%)  Aquamarine