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#BB5FE7

#bb5fe7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb5fe7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 37.25% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 58.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 280.59°, with 73.91% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.2452

Complementary

  1. #bb5fe7
  2. #8be75f

Split complementary

  1. #bb5fe7
  2. #cfe75f
  3. #5fe777

Analogous

  1. #775fe7
  2. #bb5fe7
  3. #e75fcf

Triadic

  1. #bb5fe7
  2. #e7bb5f
  3. #5fe7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5fe7
  2. #e75f8b
  3. #8be75f
  4. #5fe7bb

Square

  1. #bb5fe7
  2. #e7775f
  3. #8be75f
  4. #5fcfe7

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1796
  2. #9d21d9
  3. #bb5fe7
  4. #d7a2f1
  5. #f4e4fb

Shades

#bb5fe7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5fe7
  2. #a856d0
  3. #964cb9
  4. #8343a2
  5. #70398b
  6. #5e3074
  7. #4b265c
  8. #381d45
  9. #25132e
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5fe7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5fe7
  2. #c26fe9
  3. #c97fec
  4. #cf8fee
  5. #d69ff1
  6. #ddaff3
  7. #e4bff5
  8. #ebcff8
  9. #f1dffa
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5fe7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5fe7
  2. #b562dd
  3. #af66d2
  4. #a969c8
  5. #a36cbe
  6. #9e70b4
  7. #9873a9
  8. #92769f
  9. #8c7995
  10. #867d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f79b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3283eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598ae4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7779a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8176ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7be5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b86ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5fe7 {
  color: #bb5fe7;
}
Background
.bg-bb5fe7 {
  background-color: #bb5fe7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5fe7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5fe7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5fe7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 95 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 74% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5fe7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5fe7, #e75fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5fe7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 95 231 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.61 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.24 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.32 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.72 #44a018 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5fe7  rgb(187, 95, 231)  hsl(281, 74%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#8be75f  rgb(139, 231, 95)  hsl(101, 74%, 64%)  Inchworm
#e7bb5f  rgb(231, 187, 95)  hsl(41, 74%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#5fe7bb  rgb(95, 231, 187)  hsl(161, 74%, 64%)  Aquamarine