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#BB5BCC

#bb5bcc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb5bcc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 35.69% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 55.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 290.97°, with 52.56% saturation and 57.84% 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 1.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2241

Complementary

  1. #bb5bcc
  2. #6ccc5b

Split complementary

  1. #bb5bcc
  2. #a5cc5b
  3. #5bcc82

Analogous

  1. #825bcc
  2. #bb5bcc
  3. #cc5ba5

Triadic

  1. #bb5bcc
  2. #ccbb5b
  3. #5bccbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5bcc
  2. #cc5b6c
  3. #6ccc5b
  4. #5bccbb

Square

  1. #bb5bcc
  2. #cc825b
  3. #6ccc5b
  4. #5ba5cc

Monochromatic

  1. #61226c
  2. #9534a7
  3. #bb5bcc
  4. #d395de
  5. #ebd0f0

Shades

#bb5bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5bcc
  2. #a852b8
  3. #9649a3
  4. #83408f
  5. #70377a
  6. #5e2e66
  7. #4b2452
  8. #381b3d
  9. #251229
  10. #130914
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5bcc
  2. #c26bd1
  3. #c97cd6
  4. #cf8cdb
  5. #d69de0
  6. #ddade6
  7. #e4bdeb
  8. #ebcef0
  9. #f1def5
  10. #f8effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5bcc
  2. #b55fc4
  3. #af62bd
  4. #a966b5
  5. #a36aae
  6. #9e6ea6
  7. #98719e
  8. #927597
  9. #8c798f
  10. #867c88
  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 #9c75a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #467bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6786c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8570ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9077ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc65a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5bcc {
  color: #bb5bcc;
}
Background
.bg-bb5bcc {
  background-color: #bb5bcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5bcc {
  border: 2px solid #bb5bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 91 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5bcc, #cc5ba5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 91 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.08 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.67 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.82 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.27 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.52 #44a433 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5bcc  rgb(187, 91, 204)  hsl(291, 53%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6ccc5b  rgb(108, 204, 91)  hsl(111, 53%, 58%)  Mantis
#ccbb5b  rgb(204, 187, 91)  hsl(51, 53%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#5bccbb  rgb(91, 204, 187)  hsl(171, 53%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise