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#BB5DE7

#bb5de7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb5de7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 59.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 280.87°, with 74.19% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.2416

Complementary

  1. #bb5de7
  2. #89e75d

Split complementary

  1. #bb5de7
  2. #cee75d
  3. #5de776

Analogous

  1. #765de7
  2. #bb5de7
  3. #e75dce

Triadic

  1. #bb5de7
  2. #e7bb5d
  3. #5de7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5de7
  2. #e75d89
  3. #89e75d
  4. #5de7bb

Square

  1. #bb5de7
  2. #e7765d
  3. #89e75d
  4. #5dcee7

Monochromatic

  1. #6c1695
  2. #9d20d8
  3. #bb5de7
  4. #d7a0f1
  5. #f3e2fb

Shades

#bb5de7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5de7
  2. #a854d0
  3. #964ab9
  4. #8341a2
  5. #70388b
  6. #5e2f74
  7. #4b255c
  8. #381c45
  9. #25132e
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5de7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5de7
  2. #c26de9
  3. #c97dec
  4. #cf8eee
  5. #d69ef1
  6. #ddaef3
  7. #e4bef5
  8. #ebcef8
  9. #f1dffa
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5de7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5de7
  2. #b561dd
  3. #af64d2
  4. #a968c8
  5. #a36bbe
  6. #9e6fb4
  7. #9872a9
  8. #92769f
  9. #8c7995
  10. #867d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e78b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e82eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5789e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7769a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8075ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a7ae5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b96dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5de7 {
  color: #bb5de7;
}
Background
.bg-bb5de7 {
  background-color: #bb5de7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5de7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5de7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5de7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 93 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 74% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5de7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5de7, #e75dce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5de7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 93 231 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.87 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.48 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.53 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.33 #44a218 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5de7  rgb(187, 93, 231)  hsl(281, 74%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#89e75d  rgb(137, 231, 93)  hsl(101, 74%, 64%)  Inchworm
#e7bb5d  rgb(231, 187, 93)  hsl(41, 74%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#5de7bb  rgb(93, 231, 187)  hsl(161, 74%, 64%)  Aquamarine