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#BB50D1

#bb50d1 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb50d1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.37% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 61.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 289.77°, with 58.37% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2091

Complementary

  1. #bb50d1
  2. #66d150

Split complementary

  1. #bb50d1
  2. #a7d150
  3. #50d17b

Analogous

  1. #7b50d1
  2. #bb50d1
  3. #d150a7

Triadic

  1. #bb50d1
  2. #d1bb50
  3. #50d1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb50d1
  2. #d15066
  3. #66d150
  4. #50d1bb

Square

  1. #bb50d1
  2. #d17b50
  3. #66d150
  4. #50a7d1

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1c6c
  2. #932ca8
  3. #bb50d1
  4. #d38de1
  5. #eac9f1

Shades

#bb50d1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb50d1
  2. #a848bc
  3. #9640a7
  4. #833892
  5. #70307d
  6. #5e2869
  7. #4b2054
  8. #38183f
  9. #25102a
  10. #130815
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb50d1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb50d1
  2. #c262d6
  3. #c973da
  4. #cf85df
  5. #d696e3
  6. #dda8e8
  7. #e4b9ed
  8. #ebcbf1
  9. #f1dcf6
  10. #f8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb50d1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb50d1
  2. #b555c9
  3. #af5ac1
  4. #a95eb9
  5. #a363b1
  6. #9e68a9
  7. #986da0
  8. #927298
  9. #8c7690
  10. #867b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3077d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c82ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8069d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c71cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5dab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb50d1 {
  color: #bb50d1;
}
Background
.bg-bb50d1 {
  background-color: #bb50d1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb50d1 {
  border: 2px solid #bb50d1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb50d1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 58% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb50d1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb50d1, #d150a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb50d1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 209 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.91 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.57 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.18 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.57 #44af2e Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb50d1  rgb(187, 80, 209)  hsl(290, 58%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#66d150  rgb(102, 209, 80)  hsl(110, 58%, 57%)  Lime Green
#d1bb50  rgb(209, 187, 80)  hsl(50, 58%, 57%)  Old Gold
#50d1bb  rgb(80, 209, 187)  hsl(170, 58%, 57%)  Turquoise