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#BB4FF9

#bb4ff9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4ff9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.98% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 68.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 278.12°, with 93.41% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.23

Complementary

  1. #bb4ff9
  2. #8df94f

Split complementary

  1. #bb4ff9
  2. #e2f94f
  3. #4ff966

Analogous

  1. #664ff9
  2. #bb4ff9
  3. #f94fe2

Triadic

  1. #bb4ff9
  2. #f9bb4f
  3. #4ff9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4ff9
  2. #f94f8d
  3. #8df94f
  4. #4ff9bb

Square

  1. #bb4ff9
  2. #f9664f
  3. #8df94f
  4. #4fe2f9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e06a9
  2. #9e08f3
  3. #bb4ff9
  4. #d899fc
  5. #f4e3fe

Shades

#bb4ff9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4ff9
  2. #a847e0
  3. #963fc7
  4. #8337ae
  5. #702f95
  6. #5e287d
  7. #4b2064
  8. #38184b
  9. #251032
  10. #130819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4ff9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4ff9
  2. #c261fa
  3. #c972fa
  4. #cf84fb
  5. #d695fb
  6. #dda7fc
  7. #e4b9fd
  8. #ebcafd
  9. #f1dcfe
  10. #f8edfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4ff9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4ff9
  2. #b554ed
  3. #af59e1
  4. #a95ed5
  5. #a363c9
  6. #9e68bd
  7. #986cb0
  8. #9271a4
  9. #8c7698
  10. #867b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d72be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ffe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3486f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3749e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756ffc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8174f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b667c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4ff9 {
  color: #bb4ff9;
}
Background
.bg-bb4ff9 {
  background-color: #bb4ff9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4ff9 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4ff9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4ff9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 79 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4ff9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4ff9, #f94fe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4ff9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 79 249 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.54 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.69 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.28 #44b006 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4ff9  rgb(187, 79, 249)  hsl(278, 93%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#8df94f  rgb(141, 249, 79)  hsl(98, 93%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#f9bb4f  rgb(249, 187, 79)  hsl(38, 93%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#4ff9bb  rgb(79, 249, 187)  hsl(158, 93%, 64%)  Aquamarine