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#BB52EA

#bb52ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb52ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 64.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.45°, with 78.35% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.2254

Complementary

  1. #bb52ea
  2. #81ea52

Split complementary

  1. #bb52ea
  2. #cdea52
  3. #52ea6f

Analogous

  1. #6f52ea
  2. #bb52ea
  3. #ea52cd

Triadic

  1. #bb52ea
  2. #eabb52
  3. #52eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb52ea
  2. #ea5281
  3. #81ea52
  4. #52eabb

Square

  1. #bb52ea
  2. #ea6f52
  3. #81ea52
  4. #52cdea

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1291
  2. #9c1ad6
  3. #bb52ea
  4. #d696f2
  5. #f1dafb

Shades

#bb52ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb52ea
  2. #a84ad3
  3. #9642bb
  4. #8339a4
  5. #70318c
  6. #5e2975
  7. #4b215e
  8. #381946
  9. #25102f
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb52ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb52ea
  2. #c263ec
  3. #c975ee
  4. #cf86f0
  5. #d697f2
  6. #dda9f5
  7. #e4baf7
  8. #ebcbf9
  9. #f1dcfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb52ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb52ea
  2. #b557df
  3. #af5bd5
  4. #a960ca
  5. #a364c0
  6. #9e69b5
  7. #986eaa
  8. #9272a0
  9. #8c7795
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c72b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a85e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b67097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8674e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b865be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb52ea {
  color: #bb52ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb52ea {
  background-color: #bb52ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb52ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb52ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb52ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 82 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb52ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb52ea, #ea52cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb52ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 82 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.48 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.82 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.09 #44ad15 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb52ea  rgb(187, 82, 234)  hsl(281, 78%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#81ea52  rgb(129, 234, 82)  hsl(101, 78%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#eabb52  rgb(234, 187, 82)  hsl(41, 78%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#52eabb  rgb(82, 234, 187)  hsl(161, 78%, 62%)  Aquamarine