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#BB4BE8

#bb4be8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4be8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 29.41% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.4% cyan, 67.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 282.8°, with 77.34% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.2142

Complementary

  1. #bb4be8
  2. #78e84b

Split complementary

  1. #bb4be8
  2. #c7e84b
  3. #4be86d

Analogous

  1. #6d4be8
  2. #bb4be8
  3. #e84bc7

Triadic

  1. #bb4be8
  2. #e8bb4b
  3. #4be8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4be8
  2. #e84b78
  3. #78e84b
  4. #4be8bb

Square

  1. #bb4be8
  2. #e86d4b
  3. #78e84b
  4. #4bc7e8

Monochromatic

  1. #661189
  2. #991acc
  3. #bb4be8
  4. #d58ff1
  5. #eed3f9

Shades

#bb4be8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4be8
  2. #a844d1
  3. #963cba
  4. #8335a2
  5. #702d8b
  6. #5e2674
  7. #4b1e5d
  8. #381746
  9. #250f2e
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4be8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4be8
  2. #c25dea
  3. #c96fed
  4. #cf81ef
  5. #d693f1
  6. #dda5f4
  7. #e4b7f6
  8. #ebc9f8
  9. #f1dbfa
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4be8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4be8
  2. #b550de
  3. #af56d3
  4. #a95bc9
  5. #a360be
  6. #9e66b4
  7. #986baa
  8. #92709f
  9. #8c7595
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6eb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4582e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786aeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8570e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b95fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4be8 {
  color: #bb4be8;
}
Background
.bg-bb4be8 {
  background-color: #bb4be8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4be8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4be8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4be8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 75 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 77% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4be8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4be8, #e84bc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4be8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 75 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.96 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.08 #44b417 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4be8  rgb(187, 75, 232)  hsl(283, 77%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#78e84b  rgb(120, 232, 75)  hsl(103, 77%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#e8bb4b  rgb(232, 187, 75)  hsl(43, 77%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#4be8bb  rgb(75, 232, 187)  hsl(163, 77%, 60%)  Aquamarine