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#BB50EB

#bb50eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb50eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 65.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.42°, with 79.49% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.223

Complementary

  1. #bb50eb
  2. #80eb50

Split complementary

  1. #bb50eb
  2. #cdeb50
  3. #50eb6d

Analogous

  1. #6d50eb
  2. #bb50eb
  3. #eb50cd

Triadic

  1. #bb50eb
  2. #ebbb50
  3. #50ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb50eb
  2. #eb5080
  3. #80eb50
  4. #50ebbb

Square

  1. #bb50eb
  2. #eb6d50
  3. #80eb50
  4. #50cdeb

Monochromatic

  1. #691191
  2. #9b18d6
  3. #bb50eb
  4. #d695f3
  5. #f0d9fb

Shades

#bb50eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb50eb
  2. #a848d4
  3. #9640bc
  4. #8338a5
  5. #70308d
  6. #5e2876
  7. #4b205e
  8. #381847
  9. #25102f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb50eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb50eb
  2. #c262ed
  3. #c973ef
  4. #cf85f1
  5. #d696f3
  6. #dda8f5
  7. #e4b9f7
  8. #ebcbf9
  9. #f1dcfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb50eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb50eb
  2. #b555e0
  3. #af5ad6
  4. #a95ecb
  5. #a363c0
  6. #9e68b6
  7. #986dab
  8. #9272a0
  9. #8c7695
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c71b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4784e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796dee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8573e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b864bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb50eb {
  color: #bb50eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb50eb {
  background-color: #bb50eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb50eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb50eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb50eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb50eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb50eb, #eb50cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb50eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.66 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.62 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.83 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.38 #44af14 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb50eb  rgb(187, 80, 235)  hsl(281, 79%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#80eb50  rgb(128, 235, 80)  hsl(101, 79%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ebbb50  rgb(235, 187, 80)  hsl(41, 79%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#50ebbb  rgb(80, 235, 187)  hsl(161, 79%, 62%)  Aquamarine