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#BB4DDD

#bb4ddd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb4ddd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 65.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 285.83°, with 67.92% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2109

Complementary

  1. #bb4ddd
  2. #6fdd4d

Split complementary

  1. #bb4ddd
  2. #b7dd4d
  3. #4ddd73

Analogous

  1. #734ddd
  2. #bb4ddd
  3. #dd4db7

Triadic

  1. #bb4ddd
  2. #ddbb4d
  3. #4dddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4ddd
  2. #dd4d6f
  3. #6fdd4d
  4. #4dddbb

Square

  1. #bb4ddd
  2. #dd734d
  3. #6fdd4d
  4. #4db7dd

Monochromatic

  1. #62177a
  2. #9624ba
  3. #bb4ddd
  4. #d48de9
  5. #eccdf6

Shades

#bb4ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4ddd
  2. #a845c7
  3. #963eb1
  4. #83369b
  5. #702e85
  6. #5e276f
  7. #4b1f58
  8. #381742
  9. #250f2c
  10. #130816
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4ddd
  2. #c25fe0
  3. #c971e4
  4. #cf82e7
  5. #d694eb
  6. #dda6ee
  7. #e4b8f1
  8. #ebcaf5
  9. #f1dbf8
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4ddd
  2. #b552d4
  3. #af57ca
  4. #a95cc1
  5. #a361b8
  6. #9e67af
  7. #986ca5
  8. #92719c
  9. #8c7693
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6ead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1178e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5182da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba678f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c69e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8871db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5eb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4ddd {
  color: #bb4ddd;
}
Background
.bg-bb4ddd {
  background-color: #bb4ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4ddd {
  border: 2px solid #bb4ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 77 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4ddd, #dd4db7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 77 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.82 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.13 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.13 #44b222 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4ddd  rgb(187, 77, 221)  hsl(286, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6fdd4d  rgb(111, 221, 77)  hsl(106, 68%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#ddbb4d  rgb(221, 187, 77)  hsl(46, 68%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#4dddbb  rgb(77, 221, 187)  hsl(166, 68%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine