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#BB52DA

#bb52da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb52da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 32.16% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 62.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 286.32°, with 64.76% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.2.

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Relative luminance0.2166

Complementary

  1. #bb52da
  2. #71da52

Split complementary

  1. #bb52da
  2. #b5da52
  3. #52da77

Analogous

  1. #7752da
  2. #bb52da
  3. #da52b5

Triadic

  1. #bb52da
  2. #dabb52
  3. #52dabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb52da
  2. #da5271
  3. #71da52
  4. #52dabb

Square

  1. #bb52da
  2. #da7752
  3. #71da52
  4. #52b5da

Monochromatic

  1. #631a79
  2. #9727b8
  3. #bb52da
  4. #d491e7
  5. #edd0f5

Shades

#bb52da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb52da
  2. #a84ac4
  3. #9642ae
  4. #833999
  5. #703183
  6. #5e296d
  7. #4b2157
  8. #381941
  9. #25102c
  10. #130816
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb52da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb52da
  2. #c263de
  3. #c975e1
  4. #cf86e5
  5. #d697e9
  6. #dda9ed
  7. #e4baf0
  8. #ebcbf4
  9. #f1dcf8
  10. #f8eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb52da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb52da
  2. #b557d1
  3. #af5bc8
  4. #a960bf
  5. #a364b6
  6. #9e69ad
  7. #986ea4
  8. #92729b
  9. #8c7792
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b71ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2879de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5784d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6cdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a73d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb61b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb52da {
  color: #bb52da;
}
Background
.bg-bb52da {
  background-color: #bb52da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb52da {
  border: 2px solid #bb52da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb52da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 82 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb52da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb52da, #da52b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb52da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 82 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.12 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.95 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.02 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.04 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.10 #44ad25 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb52da  rgb(187, 82, 218)  hsl(286, 65%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#71da52  rgb(113, 218, 82)  hsl(106, 65%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#dabb52  rgb(218, 187, 82)  hsl(46, 65%, 59%)  Old Gold
#52dabb  rgb(82, 218, 187)  hsl(166, 65%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine