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#BB4FE1

#bb4fe1 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4fe1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.98% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.89% cyan, 64.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 284.38°, with 70.87% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2159

Complementary

  1. #bb4fe1
  2. #75e14f

Split complementary

  1. #bb4fe1
  2. #bee14f
  3. #4fe172

Analogous

  1. #724fe1
  2. #bb4fe1
  3. #e14fbe

Triadic

  1. #bb4fe1
  2. #e1bb4f
  3. #4fe1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4fe1
  2. #e14f75
  3. #75e14f
  4. #4fe1bb

Square

  1. #bb4fe1
  2. #e1724f
  3. #75e14f
  4. #4fbee1

Monochromatic

  1. #651681
  2. #9821c2
  3. #bb4fe1
  4. #d490ec
  5. #eed2f7

Shades

#bb4fe1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4fe1
  2. #a847cb
  3. #963fb4
  4. #83379e
  5. #702f87
  6. #5e2871
  7. #4b205a
  8. #381844
  9. #25102d
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4fe1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4fe1
  2. #c261e4
  3. #c972e7
  4. #cf84ea
  5. #d695ed
  6. #dda7f0
  7. #e4b9f3
  8. #ebcaf6
  9. #f1dcf9
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4fe1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4fe1
  2. #b554d7
  3. #af59ce
  4. #a95ec4
  5. #a363ba
  6. #9e68b1
  7. #986ca7
  8. #92719d
  9. #8c7693
  10. #867b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b70af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c7ae5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f83de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6be4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8872df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba60b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4fe1 {
  color: #bb4fe1;
}
Background
.bg-bb4fe1 {
  background-color: #bb4fe1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4fe1 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4fe1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4fe1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 79 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 71% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4fe1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4fe1, #e14fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4fe1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 79 225 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.50 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.98 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.98 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.00 #44b01e Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4fe1  rgb(187, 79, 225)  hsl(284, 71%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#75e14f  rgb(117, 225, 79)  hsl(104, 71%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#e1bb4f  rgb(225, 187, 79)  hsl(44, 71%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#4fe1bb  rgb(79, 225, 187)  hsl(164, 71%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine