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#BB5FDD

#bb5fdd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bb5fdd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 37.25% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 57.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.81°, with 64.95% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2397

Complementary

  1. #bb5fdd
  2. #81dd5f

Split complementary

  1. #bb5fdd
  2. #c0dd5f
  3. #5fdd7c

Analogous

  1. #7c5fdd
  2. #bb5fdd
  3. #dd5fc0

Triadic

  1. #bb5fdd
  2. #ddbb5f
  3. #5fddbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5fdd
  2. #dd5f81
  3. #81dd5f
  4. #5fddbb

Square

  1. #bb5fdd
  2. #dd7c5f
  3. #81dd5f
  4. #5fc0dd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1d86
  2. #9c2ac6
  3. #bb5fdd
  4. #d69eea
  5. #f1ddf8

Shades

#bb5fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5fdd
  2. #a856c7
  3. #964cb1
  4. #83439b
  5. #703985
  6. #5e306f
  7. #4b2658
  8. #381d42
  9. #25132c
  10. #130a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5fdd
  2. #c26fe0
  3. #c97fe4
  4. #cf8fe7
  5. #d69feb
  6. #ddafee
  7. #e4bff1
  8. #ebcff5
  9. #f1dff8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5fdd
  2. #b562d4
  3. #af66ca
  4. #a969c1
  5. #a36cb8
  6. #9e70af
  7. #9873a5
  8. #92769c
  9. #8c7993
  10. #867d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e79b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e81e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6089da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8375df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e7adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6cb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5fdd {
  color: #bb5fdd;
}
Background
.bg-bb5fdd {
  background-color: #bb5fdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5fdd {
  border: 2px solid #bb5fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 95 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5fdd, #dd5fc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 95 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.69 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.53 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.48 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.28 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.68 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.18 #44a022 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5fdd  rgb(187, 95, 221)  hsl(284, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#81dd5f  rgb(129, 221, 95)  hsl(104, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#ddbb5f  rgb(221, 187, 95)  hsl(44, 65%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5fddbb  rgb(95, 221, 187)  hsl(164, 65%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine