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#BB5FEB

#bb5feb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb5feb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 37.25% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 59.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 279.43°, with 77.78% saturation and 64.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.2475

Complementary

  1. #bb5feb
  2. #8feb5f

Split complementary

  1. #bb5feb
  2. #d5eb5f
  3. #5feb75

Analogous

  1. #755feb
  2. #bb5feb
  3. #eb5fd5

Triadic

  1. #bb5feb
  2. #ebbb5f
  3. #5febbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5feb
  2. #eb5f8f
  3. #8feb5f
  4. #5febbb

Square

  1. #bb5feb
  2. #eb755f
  3. #8feb5f
  4. #5fd5eb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e149d
  2. #9e1ce1
  3. #bb5feb
  4. #d8a3f4
  5. #f5e7fc

Shades

#bb5feb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5feb
  2. #a856d4
  3. #964cbc
  4. #8343a5
  5. #70398d
  6. #5e3076
  7. #4b265e
  8. #381d47
  9. #25132f
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5feb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5feb
  2. #c26fed
  3. #c97fef
  4. #cf8ff1
  5. #d69ff3
  6. #ddaff5
  7. #e4bff7
  8. #ebcff9
  9. #f1dffb
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5feb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5feb
  2. #b562e0
  3. #af66d6
  4. #a969cb
  5. #a36cc0
  6. #9e70b6
  7. #9873ab
  8. #9276a0
  9. #8c7995
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f7ab8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d84ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6799c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8077ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a7be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b86fc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5feb {
  color: #bb5feb;
}
Background
.bg-bb5feb {
  background-color: #bb5feb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5feb {
  border: 2px solid #bb5feb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5feb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 95 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5feb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5feb, #eb5fd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5feb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 95 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.74 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.13 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.62 #44a014 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5feb  rgb(187, 95, 235)  hsl(279, 78%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8feb5f  rgb(143, 235, 95)  hsl(99, 78%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ebbb5f  rgb(235, 187, 95)  hsl(39, 78%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#5febbb  rgb(95, 235, 187)  hsl(159, 78%, 65%)  Aquamarine