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#BB4DD4

#bb4dd4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb4dd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.2% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.79% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 288.89°, with 61.09% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.5.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #bb4dd4
  2. #66d44d

Split complementary

  1. #bb4dd4
  2. #aad44d
  3. #4dd478

Analogous

  1. #784dd4
  2. #bb4dd4
  3. #d44daa

Triadic

  1. #bb4dd4
  2. #d4bb4d
  3. #4dd4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4dd4
  2. #d44d66
  3. #66d44d
  4. #4dd4bb

Square

  1. #bb4dd4
  2. #d4784d
  3. #66d44d
  4. #4daad4

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1a6e
  2. #9329ab
  3. #bb4dd4
  4. #d38be3
  5. #eac8f2

Shades

#bb4dd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4dd4
  2. #a845bf
  3. #963eaa
  4. #833694
  5. #702e7f
  6. #5e276a
  7. #4b1f55
  8. #381740
  9. #250f2a
  10. #130815
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4dd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4dd4
  2. #c25fd8
  3. #c971dd
  4. #cf82e1
  5. #d694e5
  6. #dda6ea
  7. #e4b8ee
  8. #ebcaf2
  9. #f1dbf6
  10. #f8edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4dd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4dd4
  2. #b552cc
  3. #af57c3
  4. #a95cbb
  5. #a361b2
  6. #9e67aa
  7. #986ca2
  8. #927199
  9. #8c7691
  10. #867b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2576d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5781d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc648a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e68d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b70d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb5cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4dd4 {
  color: #bb4dd4;
}
Background
.bg-bb4dd4 {
  background-color: #bb4dd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4dd4 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4dd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4dd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 77 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 61% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4dd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4dd4, #d44daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4dd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 77 212 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.68 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.49 #44b22b Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4dd4  rgb(187, 77, 212)  hsl(289, 61%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#66d44d  rgb(102, 212, 77)  hsl(109, 61%, 57%)  Lime Green
#d4bb4d  rgb(212, 187, 77)  hsl(49, 61%, 57%)  Old Gold
#4dd4bb  rgb(77, 212, 187)  hsl(169, 61%, 57%)  Turquoise