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#BB50DD

#bb50dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb50dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 63.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 285.53°, with 67.46% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.2152

Complementary

  1. #bb50dd
  2. #72dd50

Split complementary

  1. #bb50dd
  2. #b9dd50
  3. #50dd74

Analogous

  1. #7450dd
  2. #bb50dd
  3. #dd50b9

Triadic

  1. #bb50dd
  2. #ddbb50
  3. #50ddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb50dd
  2. #dd5072
  3. #72dd50
  4. #50ddbb

Square

  1. #bb50dd
  2. #dd7450
  3. #72dd50
  4. #50b9dd

Monochromatic

  1. #64187c
  2. #9725bc
  3. #bb50dd
  4. #d490e9
  5. #edd0f6

Shades

#bb50dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb50dd
  2. #a848c7
  3. #9640b1
  4. #83389b
  5. #703085
  6. #5e286f
  7. #4b2058
  8. #381842
  9. #25102c
  10. #130816
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb50dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb50dd
  2. #c262e0
  3. #c973e4
  4. #cf85e7
  5. #d696eb
  6. #dda8ee
  7. #e4b9f1
  8. #ebcbf5
  9. #f1dcf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb50dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb50dd
  2. #b555d4
  3. #af5aca
  4. #a95ec1
  5. #a363b8
  6. #9e68af
  7. #986da5
  8. #92729c
  9. #8c7693
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b70ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d79e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5383da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d6be0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8972db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba60b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb50dd {
  color: #bb50dd;
}
Background
.bg-bb50dd {
  background-color: #bb50dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb50dd {
  border: 2px solid #bb50dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb50dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb50dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb50dd, #dd50b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb50dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.06 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.06 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.07 #44af22 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb50dd  rgb(187, 80, 221)  hsl(286, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#72dd50  rgb(114, 221, 80)  hsl(106, 67%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#ddbb50  rgb(221, 187, 80)  hsl(46, 67%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#50ddbb  rgb(80, 221, 187)  hsl(166, 67%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine