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#BB61EB

#bb61eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb61eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 38.04% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.43% cyan, 58.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 279.13°, with 77.53% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.2511

Complementary

  1. #bb61eb
  2. #91eb61

Split complementary

  1. #bb61eb
  2. #d6eb61
  3. #61eb76

Analogous

  1. #7661eb
  2. #bb61eb
  3. #eb61d6

Triadic

  1. #bb61eb
  2. #ebbb61
  3. #61ebbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb61eb
  2. #eb6191
  3. #91eb61
  4. #61ebbb

Square

  1. #bb61eb
  2. #eb7661
  3. #91eb61
  4. #61d6eb

Monochromatic

  1. #6f149f
  2. #9e1de2
  3. #bb61eb
  4. #d8a5f4
  5. #f5e9fc

Shades

#bb61eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb61eb
  2. #a857d4
  3. #964ebc
  4. #8344a5
  5. #703a8d
  6. #5e3176
  7. #4b275e
  8. #381d47
  9. #25132f
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb61eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb61eb
  2. #c271ed
  3. #c981ef
  4. #cf90f1
  5. #d6a0f3
  6. #ddb0f5
  7. #e4c0f7
  8. #ebd0f9
  9. #f1dffb
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb61eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb61eb
  2. #b564e0
  3. #af67d6
  4. #a96acb
  5. #a36dc0
  6. #9e71b6
  7. #9874ab
  8. #9277a0
  9. #8c7a95
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a07bb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3285ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b67a9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8078ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7ce9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b871c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb61eb {
  color: #bb61eb;
}
Background
.bg-bb61eb {
  background-color: #bb61eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb61eb {
  border: 2px solid #bb61eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb61eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 97 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb61eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb61eb, #eb61d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb61eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 97 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.61 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.36 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.85 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.12 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.02 #449e14 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb61eb  rgb(187, 97, 235)  hsl(279, 78%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#91eb61  rgb(145, 235, 97)  hsl(99, 78%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ebbb61  rgb(235, 187, 97)  hsl(39, 78%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#61ebbb  rgb(97, 235, 187)  hsl(159, 78%, 65%)  Aquamarine