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#BB64ED

#bb64ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb64ed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 39.22% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 57.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 278.1°, with 79.19% saturation and 66.08% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.2579

Complementary

  1. #bb64ed
  2. #96ed64

Split complementary

  1. #bb64ed
  2. #dbed64
  3. #64ed77

Analogous

  1. #7764ed
  2. #bb64ed
  3. #ed64db

Triadic

  1. #bb64ed
  2. #edbb64
  3. #64edbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb64ed
  2. #ed6496
  3. #96ed64
  4. #64edbb

Square

  1. #bb64ed
  2. #ed7764
  3. #96ed64
  4. #64dbed

Monochromatic

  1. #7013a5
  2. #9d1fe5
  3. #bb64ed
  4. #d9a9f5
  5. #f7edfd

Shades

#bb64ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb64ed
  2. #a85ad5
  3. #9650be
  4. #8346a6
  5. #703c8e
  6. #5e3277
  7. #4b285f
  8. #381e47
  9. #25142f
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb64ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb64ed
  2. #c274ef
  3. #c983f1
  4. #cf93f2
  5. #d6a2f4
  6. #ddb2f6
  7. #e4c1f8
  8. #ebd1fa
  9. #f1e0fb
  10. #f8f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb64ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb64ed
  2. #b567e2
  3. #af6ad7
  4. #a96ccc
  5. #a36fc1
  6. #9e72b7
  7. #9875ac
  8. #9278a1
  9. #8c7a96
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a07dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3687f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b57d9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #817af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b774c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb64ed {
  color: #bb64ed;
}
Background
.bg-bb64ed {
  background-color: #bb64ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb64ed {
  border: 2px solid #bb64ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb64ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 100 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 79% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb64ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb64ed, #ed64db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb64ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 100 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.21 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.94 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.44 #449b12 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb64ed  rgb(187, 100, 237)  hsl(278, 79%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#96ed64  rgb(150, 237, 100)  hsl(98, 79%, 66%)  Inchworm
#edbb64  rgb(237, 187, 100)  hsl(38, 79%, 66%)  Topaz
#64edbb  rgb(100, 237, 187)  hsl(158, 79%, 66%)  Aquamarine