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#BB4CE3

#bb4ce3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4ce3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 29.8% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.62% cyan, 66.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 284.11°, with 72.95% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.2128

Complementary

  1. #bb4ce3
  2. #74e34c

Split complementary

  1. #bb4ce3
  2. #bfe34c
  3. #4ce370

Analogous

  1. #704ce3
  2. #bb4ce3
  3. #e34cbf

Triadic

  1. #bb4ce3
  2. #e3bb4c
  3. #4ce3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4ce3
  2. #e34c74
  3. #74e34c
  4. #4ce3bb

Square

  1. #bb4ce3
  2. #e3704c
  3. #74e34c
  4. #4cbfe3

Monochromatic

  1. #651482
  2. #981fc4
  3. #bb4ce3
  4. #d48eed
  5. #edd0f8

Shades

#bb4ce3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4ce3
  2. #a844cc
  3. #963db6
  4. #83359f
  5. #702e88
  6. #5e2672
  7. #4b1e5b
  8. #381744
  9. #250f2d
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4ce3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4ce3
  2. #c25ee6
  3. #c970e9
  4. #cf82eb
  5. #d694ee
  6. #dda6f1
  7. #e4b7f4
  8. #ebc9f7
  9. #f1dbf9
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4ce3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4ce3
  2. #b551d9
  3. #af56cf
  4. #a95cc5
  5. #a361bb
  6. #9e66b2
  7. #986ba8
  8. #92709e
  9. #8c7694
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6eb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b82df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6ae6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8770e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b95fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4ce3 {
  color: #bb4ce3;
}
Background
.bg-bb4ce3 {
  background-color: #bb4ce3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4ce3 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4ce3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4ce3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 76 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 73% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4ce3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4ce3, #e34cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4ce3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 76 227 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.89 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.01 #44b31c Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4ce3  rgb(187, 76, 227)  hsl(284, 73%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#74e34c  rgb(116, 227, 76)  hsl(104, 73%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#e3bb4c  rgb(227, 187, 76)  hsl(44, 73%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#4ce3bb  rgb(76, 227, 187)  hsl(164, 73%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine