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#BB5DDD

#bb5ddd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb5ddd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.47% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 57.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.06°, with 65.31% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2361

Complementary

  1. #bb5ddd
  2. #7fdd5d

Split complementary

  1. #bb5ddd
  2. #bfdd5d
  3. #5ddd7b

Analogous

  1. #7b5ddd
  2. #bb5ddd
  3. #dd5dbf

Triadic

  1. #bb5ddd
  2. #ddbb5d
  3. #5dddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5ddd
  2. #dd5d7f
  3. #7fdd5d
  4. #5dddbb

Square

  1. #bb5ddd
  2. #dd7b5d
  3. #7fdd5d
  4. #5dbfdd

Monochromatic

  1. #691c85
  2. #9b29c4
  3. #bb5ddd
  4. #d69cea
  5. #f0dbf8

Shades

#bb5ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5ddd
  2. #a854c7
  3. #964ab1
  4. #83419b
  5. #703885
  6. #5e2f6f
  7. #4b2558
  8. #381c42
  9. #25132c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5ddd
  2. #c26de0
  3. #c97de4
  4. #cf8ee7
  5. #d69eeb
  6. #ddaeee
  7. #e4bef1
  8. #ebcef5
  9. #f1dff8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5ddd
  2. #b561d4
  3. #af64ca
  4. #a968c1
  5. #a36bb8
  6. #9e6faf
  7. #9872a5
  8. #92769c
  9. #8c7993
  10. #867d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e77af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a80e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e88da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8273df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d79db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6ab6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5ddd {
  color: #bb5ddd;
}
Background
.bg-bb5ddd {
  background-color: #bb5ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5ddd {
  border: 2px solid #bb5ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 93 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5ddd, #dd5dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 93 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.57 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.90 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.55 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.84 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.79 #44a222 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5ddd  rgb(187, 93, 221)  hsl(284, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7fdd5d  rgb(127, 221, 93)  hsl(104, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#ddbb5d  rgb(221, 187, 93)  hsl(44, 65%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5dddbb  rgb(93, 221, 187)  hsl(164, 65%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine