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#BB71C5

#bb71c5 ≈ Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb71c5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 44.31% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.08% cyan, 42.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 292.86°, with 42% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orchid (#da70d6), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2641

Complementary

  1. #bb71c5
  2. #7bc571

Split complementary

  1. #bb71c5
  2. #a5c571
  3. #71c591

Analogous

  1. #9171c5
  2. #bb71c5
  3. #c571a5

Triadic

  1. #bb71c5
  2. #c5bb71
  3. #71c5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb71c5
  2. #c5717b
  3. #7bc571
  4. #71c5bb

Square

  1. #bb71c5
  2. #c59171
  3. #7bc571
  4. #71a5c5

Monochromatic

  1. #682e6f
  2. #9a44a6
  3. #bb71c5
  4. #d5a7db
  5. #efdef1

Shades

#bb71c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb71c5
  2. #a866b1
  3. #965a9e
  4. #834f8a
  5. #704476
  6. #5e3963
  7. #4b2d4f
  8. #38223b
  9. #251727
  10. #130b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb71c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb71c5
  2. #c27fcb
  3. #c98dd1
  4. #cf9cd6
  5. #d6aadc
  6. #ddb8e2
  7. #e4c6e8
  8. #ebd4ee
  9. #f1e3f3
  10. #f8f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb71c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb71c5
  2. #b573be
  3. #af74b7
  4. #a976b0
  5. #a377a9
  6. #9e79a3
  7. #987a9c
  8. #927c95
  9. #8c7d8e
  10. #867f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a182a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6787c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #907fc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9984c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc77a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb71c5 {
  color: #bb71c5;
}
Background
.bg-bb71c5 {
  background-color: #bb71c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb71c5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb71c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb71c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 113 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 42% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb71c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb71c5, #c571a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb71c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 113 197 / 0.35);
}

#da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.59 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.39 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.63 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.40 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.80 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.68 #448e3a Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Orchid
#bb71c5  rgb(187, 113, 197)  hsl(293, 42%, 61%)  Orchid
#7bc571  rgb(123, 197, 113)  hsl(113, 42%, 61%)  Mantis
#c5bb71  rgb(197, 187, 113)  hsl(53, 42%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#71c5bb  rgb(113, 197, 187)  hsl(173, 42%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise