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#BB4EEB

#bb4eeb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4eeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.59% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 66.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.66°, with 79.7% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.2201

Complementary

  1. #bb4eeb
  2. #7eeb4e

Split complementary

  1. #bb4eeb
  2. #cceb4e
  3. #4eeb6c

Analogous

  1. #6c4eeb
  2. #bb4eeb
  3. #eb4ecc

Triadic

  1. #bb4eeb
  2. #ebbb4e
  3. #4eebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4eeb
  2. #eb4e7e
  3. #7eeb4e
  4. #4eebbb

Square

  1. #bb4eeb
  2. #eb6c4e
  3. #7eeb4e
  4. #4ecceb

Monochromatic

  1. #691090
  2. #9b18d4
  3. #bb4eeb
  4. #d593f3
  5. #f0d7fb

Shades

#bb4eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4eeb
  2. #a846d4
  3. #963ebc
  4. #8337a5
  5. #702f8d
  6. #5e2776
  7. #4b1f5e
  8. #381747
  9. #25102f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4eeb
  2. #c260ed
  3. #c971ef
  4. #cf83f1
  5. #d695f3
  6. #dda7f5
  7. #e4b8f7
  8. #ebcaf9
  9. #f1dcfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4eeb
  2. #b553e0
  3. #af58d6
  4. #a95dcb
  5. #a362c0
  6. #9e67b6
  7. #986cab
  8. #9271a0
  9. #8c7695
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c70b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4584e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8572e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b862be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4eeb {
  color: #bb4eeb;
}
Background
.bg-bb4eeb {
  background-color: #bb4eeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4eeb {
  border: 2px solid #bb4eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 78 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 80% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4eeb, #eb4ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 78 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.79 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.49 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.61 #44b114 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4eeb  rgb(187, 78, 235)  hsl(282, 80%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7eeb4e  rgb(126, 235, 78)  hsl(102, 80%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#ebbb4e  rgb(235, 187, 78)  hsl(42, 80%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#4eebbb  rgb(78, 235, 187)  hsl(162, 80%, 61%)  Aquamarine