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#BB50EE

#bb50ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb50ee is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.37% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 66.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 280.63°, with 82.29% saturation and 62.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #bb50ee
  2. #83ee50

Split complementary

  1. #bb50ee
  2. #d2ee50
  3. #50ee6c

Analogous

  1. #6c50ee
  2. #bb50ee
  3. #ee50d2

Triadic

  1. #bb50ee
  2. #eebb50
  3. #50eebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb50ee
  2. #ee5083
  3. #83ee50
  4. #50eebb

Square

  1. #bb50ee
  2. #ee6c50
  3. #83ee50
  4. #50d2ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0f96
  2. #9c15dc
  3. #bb50ee
  4. #d696f5
  5. #f1dbfc

Shades

#bb50ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb50ee
  2. #a848d6
  3. #9640be
  4. #8338a7
  5. #70308f
  6. #5e2877
  7. #4b205f
  8. #381847
  9. #251030
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb50ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb50ee
  2. #c262f0
  3. #c973f1
  4. #cf85f3
  5. #d696f5
  6. #dda8f7
  7. #e4b9f8
  8. #ebcbfa
  9. #f1dcfc
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb50ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb50ee
  2. #b555e3
  3. #af5ad8
  4. #a95ecd
  5. #a363c2
  6. #9e68b7
  7. #986dac
  8. #9272a1
  9. #8c7696
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c72b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4385ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b57099 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796ef1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8573ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b865c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb50ee {
  color: #bb50ee;
}
Background
.bg-bb50ee {
  background-color: #bb50ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb50ee {
  border: 2px solid #bb50ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb50ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb50ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb50ee, #ee50d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb50ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.83 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.30 #44af11 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb50ee  rgb(187, 80, 238)  hsl(281, 82%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#83ee50  rgb(131, 238, 80)  hsl(101, 82%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#eebb50  rgb(238, 187, 80)  hsl(41, 82%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#50eebb  rgb(80, 238, 187)  hsl(161, 82%, 62%)  Aquamarine