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#BB6DC7

#bb6dc7 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb6dc7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 42.75% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.03% cyan, 45.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 292°, with 44.55% saturation and 60.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2563

Complementary

  1. #bb6dc7
  2. #79c76d

Split complementary

  1. #bb6dc7
  2. #a6c76d
  3. #6dc78e

Analogous

  1. #8e6dc7
  2. #bb6dc7
  3. #c76da6

Triadic

  1. #bb6dc7
  2. #c7bb6d
  3. #6dc7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6dc7
  2. #c76d79
  3. #79c76d
  4. #6dc7bb

Square

  1. #bb6dc7
  2. #c78e6d
  3. #79c76d
  4. #6da6c7

Monochromatic

  1. #672b70
  2. #9a40a7
  3. #bb6dc7
  4. #d5a4dc
  5. #efdcf1

Shades

#bb6dc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6dc7
  2. #a862b3
  3. #96579f
  4. #834c8b
  5. #704177
  6. #5e3764
  7. #4b2c50
  8. #38213c
  9. #251628
  10. #130b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6dc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6dc7
  2. #c27ccd
  3. #c98ad2
  4. #cf99d8
  5. #d6a7dd
  6. #ddb6e3
  7. #e4c5e9
  8. #ebd3ee
  9. #f1e2f4
  10. #f8f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6dc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6dc7
  2. #b56fc0
  3. #af71b9
  4. #a973b2
  5. #a375ab
  6. #9e77a4
  7. #98789c
  8. #927a95
  9. #8c7c8e
  10. #867e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a080a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6185ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778ec4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e7cc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9782c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc74a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6dc7 {
  color: #bb6dc7;
}
Background
.bg-bb6dc7 {
  background-color: #bb6dc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6dc7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6dc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6dc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 109 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 45% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6dc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6dc7, #c76da6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6dc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 109 199 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.21 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.12 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.29 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.77 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.46 #449238 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Orchid
#bb6dc7  rgb(187, 109, 199)  hsl(292, 45%, 60%)  Orchid
#79c76d  rgb(121, 199, 109)  hsl(112, 45%, 60%)  Mantis
#c7bb6d  rgb(199, 187, 109)  hsl(52, 45%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#6dc7bb  rgb(109, 199, 187)  hsl(172, 45%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise