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#BB5EDE

#bb5ede ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb5ede is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.86% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 57.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 283.59°, with 65.98% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2384

Complementary

  1. #bb5ede
  2. #81de5e

Split complementary

  1. #bb5ede
  2. #c1de5e
  3. #5ede7b

Analogous

  1. #7b5ede
  2. #bb5ede
  3. #de5ec1

Triadic

  1. #bb5ede
  2. #debb5e
  3. #5edebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5ede
  2. #de5e81
  3. #81de5e
  4. #5edebb

Square

  1. #bb5ede
  2. #de7b5e
  3. #81de5e
  4. #5ec1de

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1c87
  2. #9c29c7
  3. #bb5ede
  4. #d69deb
  5. #f1ddf8

Shades

#bb5ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5ede
  2. #a855c8
  3. #964bb2
  4. #83429b
  5. #703885
  6. #5e2f6f
  7. #4b2659
  8. #381c43
  9. #25132c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5ede
  2. #c26ee1
  3. #c97ee5
  4. #cf8ee8
  5. #d69eeb
  6. #ddafef
  7. #e4bff2
  8. #ebcff5
  9. #f1dff8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5ede
  2. #b561d5
  3. #af65cb
  4. #a968c2
  5. #a36cb8
  6. #9e6faf
  7. #9872a6
  8. #92769c
  9. #8c7993
  10. #867d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e78b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b80e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e89db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8274e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7adc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6cb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5ede {
  color: #bb5ede;
}
Background
.bg-bb5ede {
  background-color: #bb5ede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5ede {
  border: 2px solid #bb5ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 94 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5ede, #de5ec1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 94 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.56 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.48 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.72 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.92 #44a121 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5ede  rgb(187, 94, 222)  hsl(284, 66%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#81de5e  rgb(129, 222, 94)  hsl(104, 66%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#debb5e  rgb(222, 187, 94)  hsl(44, 66%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5edebb  rgb(94, 222, 187)  hsl(164, 66%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine