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#BB5BE7

#bb5be7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb5be7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 35.69% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 60.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 281.14°, with 74.47% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.2382

Complementary

  1. #bb5be7
  2. #87e75b

Split complementary

  1. #bb5be7
  2. #cde75b
  3. #5be775

Analogous

  1. #755be7
  2. #bb5be7
  3. #e75bcd

Triadic

  1. #bb5be7
  2. #e7bb5b
  3. #5be7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5be7
  2. #e75b87
  3. #87e75b
  4. #5be7bb

Square

  1. #bb5be7
  2. #e7755b
  3. #87e75b
  4. #5bcde7

Monochromatic

  1. #6c1693
  2. #9d1fd6
  3. #bb5be7
  4. #d79ef1
  5. #f2e0fb

Shades

#bb5be7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5be7
  2. #a852d0
  3. #9649b9
  4. #8340a2
  5. #70378b
  6. #5e2e74
  7. #4b245c
  8. #381b45
  9. #25122e
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5be7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5be7
  2. #c26be9
  3. #c97cec
  4. #cf8cee
  5. #d69df1
  6. #ddadf3
  7. #e4bdf5
  8. #ebcef8
  9. #f1defa
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5be7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5be7
  2. #b55fdd
  3. #af62d2
  4. #a966c8
  5. #a36abe
  6. #9e6eb4
  7. #9871a9
  8. #92759f
  9. #8c7995
  10. #867c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e77b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2981eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5588e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b77599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f73ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a79e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b96bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5be7 {
  color: #bb5be7;
}
Background
.bg-bb5be7 {
  background-color: #bb5be7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5be7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5be7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5be7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 91 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 74% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5be7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5be7, #e75bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5be7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 91 231 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.92 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.64 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.94 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.50 #44a418 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5be7  rgb(187, 91, 231)  hsl(281, 74%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#87e75b  rgb(135, 231, 91)  hsl(101, 74%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e7bb5b  rgb(231, 187, 91)  hsl(41, 74%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#5be7bb  rgb(91, 231, 187)  hsl(161, 74%, 63%)  Aquamarine