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#BB5EDD

#bb5edd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bb5edd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.86% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 57.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.94°, with 65.13% saturation and 61.76% 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 2.52.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2379

Complementary

  1. #bb5edd
  2. #80dd5e

Split complementary

  1. #bb5edd
  2. #bfdd5e
  3. #5edd7b

Analogous

  1. #7b5edd
  2. #bb5edd
  3. #dd5ebf

Triadic

  1. #bb5edd
  2. #ddbb5e
  3. #5eddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5edd
  2. #dd5e80
  3. #80dd5e
  4. #5eddbb

Square

  1. #bb5edd
  2. #dd7b5e
  3. #80dd5e
  4. #5ebfdd

Monochromatic

  1. #691c86
  2. #9b2ac5
  3. #bb5edd
  4. #d69dea
  5. #f0dcf8

Shades

#bb5edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5edd
  2. #a855c7
  3. #964bb1
  4. #83429b
  5. #703885
  6. #5e2f6f
  7. #4b2658
  8. #381c42
  9. #25132c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5edd
  2. #c26ee0
  3. #c97ee4
  4. #cf8ee7
  5. #d69eeb
  6. #ddafee
  7. #e4bff1
  8. #ebcff5
  9. #f1dff8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5edd
  2. #b561d4
  3. #af65ca
  4. #a968c1
  5. #a36cb8
  6. #9e6faf
  7. #9872a5
  8. #92769c
  9. #8c7993
  10. #867d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e78b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c80e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f89da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8374df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6bb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5edd {
  color: #bb5edd;
}
Background
.bg-bb5edd {
  background-color: #bb5edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5edd {
  border: 2px solid #bb5edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 94 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5edd, #dd5ebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 94 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.55 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.77 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.98 #44a122 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5edd  rgb(187, 94, 221)  hsl(284, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#80dd5e  rgb(128, 221, 94)  hsl(104, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#ddbb5e  rgb(221, 187, 94)  hsl(44, 65%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5eddbb  rgb(94, 221, 187)  hsl(164, 65%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine