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#BB5DE3

#bb5de3 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb5de3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.47% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.62% cyan, 59.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 282.09°, with 70.53% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2394

Complementary

  1. #bb5de3
  2. #85e35d

Split complementary

  1. #bb5de3
  2. #c8e35d
  3. #5de378

Analogous

  1. #785de3
  2. #bb5de3
  3. #e35dc8

Triadic

  1. #bb5de3
  2. #e3bb5d
  3. #5de3bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5de3
  2. #e35d85
  3. #85e35d
  4. #5de3bb

Square

  1. #bb5de3
  2. #e3785d
  3. #85e35d
  4. #5dc8e3

Monochromatic

  1. #6b198e
  2. #9c24d0
  3. #bb5de3
  4. #d69eee
  5. #f2dffa

Shades

#bb5de3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5de3
  2. #a854cc
  3. #964ab6
  4. #83419f
  5. #703888
  6. #5e2f72
  7. #4b255b
  8. #381c44
  9. #25132d
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5de3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5de3
  2. #c26de6
  3. #c97de9
  4. #cf8eeb
  5. #d69eee
  6. #ddaef1
  7. #e4bef4
  8. #ebcef7
  9. #f1dff9
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5de3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5de3
  2. #b561d9
  3. #af64cf
  4. #a968c5
  5. #a36bbb
  6. #9e6fb2
  7. #9872a8
  8. #92769e
  9. #8c7994
  10. #867d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e78b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3381e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a89e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b87597 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8174e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7ae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b96cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5de3 {
  color: #bb5de3;
}
Background
.bg-bb5de3 {
  background-color: #bb5de3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5de3 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5de3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5de3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 93 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 71% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5de3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5de3, #e35dc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5de3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 93 227 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.70 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.93 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.59 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.67 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.48 #44a21c Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5de3  rgb(187, 93, 227)  hsl(282, 71%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#85e35d  rgb(133, 227, 93)  hsl(102, 71%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#e3bb5d  rgb(227, 187, 93)  hsl(42, 71%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#5de3bb  rgb(93, 227, 187)  hsl(162, 71%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine