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#BB56DC

#bb56dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb56dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 33.73% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 60.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.22°, with 65.69% saturation and 60% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.45.

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Relative luminance0.2239

Complementary

  1. #bb56dc
  2. #77dc56

Split complementary

  1. #bb56dc
  2. #badc56
  3. #56dc78

Analogous

  1. #7856dc
  2. #bb56dc
  3. #dc56ba

Triadic

  1. #bb56dc
  2. #dcbb56
  3. #56dcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb56dc
  2. #dc5677
  3. #77dc56
  4. #56dcbb

Square

  1. #bb56dc
  2. #dc7856
  3. #77dc56
  4. #56badc

Monochromatic

  1. #661a7f
  2. #9927be
  3. #bb56dc
  4. #d495e9
  5. #eed5f6

Shades

#bb56dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb56dc
  2. #a84dc6
  3. #9645b0
  4. #833c9a
  5. #703484
  6. #5e2b6e
  7. #4b2258
  8. #381a42
  9. #25112c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb56dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb56dc
  2. #c267e0
  3. #c978e3
  4. #cf89e7
  5. #d69aea
  6. #ddabee
  7. #e4bbf1
  8. #ebccf5
  9. #f1ddf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb56dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb56dc
  2. #b55ad3
  3. #af5eca
  4. #a963c0
  5. #a367b7
  6. #9e6bae
  7. #986fa5
  8. #92739c
  9. #8c7892
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c73ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e7ce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5985d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b75da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba65b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb56dc {
  color: #bb56dc;
}
Background
.bg-bb56dc {
  background-color: #bb56dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb56dc {
  border: 2px solid #bb56dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb56dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 86 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb56dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb56dc, #dc56ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb56dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 86 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.57 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.50 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.51 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.52 #44a923 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb56dc  rgb(187, 86, 220)  hsl(285, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#77dc56  rgb(119, 220, 86)  hsl(105, 66%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dcbb56  rgb(220, 187, 86)  hsl(45, 66%, 60%)  Metallic Gold
#56dcbb  rgb(86, 220, 187)  hsl(165, 66%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine