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#BB4FE9

#bb4fe9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4fe9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.74% cyan, 66.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 282.08°, with 77.78% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.2204

Complementary

  1. #bb4fe9
  2. #7de94f

Split complementary

  1. #bb4fe9
  2. #cae94f
  3. #4fe96e

Analogous

  1. #6e4fe9
  2. #bb4fe9
  3. #e94fca

Triadic

  1. #bb4fe9
  2. #e9bb4f
  3. #4fe9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4fe9
  2. #e94f7d
  3. #7de94f
  4. #4fe9bb

Square

  1. #bb4fe9
  2. #e96e4f
  3. #7de94f
  4. #4fcae9

Monochromatic

  1. #68128d
  2. #9b1ad1
  3. #bb4fe9
  4. #d593f2
  5. #f0d7fa

Shades

#bb4fe9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4fe9
  2. #a847d2
  3. #963fba
  4. #8337a3
  5. #702f8c
  6. #5e2875
  7. #4b205d
  8. #381846
  9. #25102f
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4fe9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4fe9
  2. #c261eb
  3. #c972ed
  4. #cf84f0
  5. #d695f2
  6. #dda7f4
  7. #e4b9f6
  8. #ebcaf8
  9. #f1dcfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4fe9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4fe9
  2. #b554df
  3. #af59d4
  4. #a95eca
  5. #a363bf
  6. #9e68b5
  7. #986caa
  8. #9271a0
  9. #8c7695
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c70b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4884e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6cec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8672e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b863bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4fe9 {
  color: #bb4fe9;
}
Background
.bg-bb4fe9 {
  background-color: #bb4fe9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4fe9 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4fe9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4fe9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 79 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 78% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4fe9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4fe9, #e94fca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4fe9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 79 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.43 #44b016 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4fe9  rgb(187, 79, 233)  hsl(282, 78%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7de94f  rgb(125, 233, 79)  hsl(102, 78%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#e9bb4f  rgb(233, 187, 79)  hsl(42, 78%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#4fe9bb  rgb(79, 233, 187)  hsl(162, 78%, 61%)  Aquamarine