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#BB02CD

#bb02cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bb02cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.68°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1502

Complementary

  1. #bb02cd
  2. #14cd02

Split complementary

  1. #bb02cd
  2. #7acd02
  3. #02cd56

Analogous

  1. #5602cd
  2. #bb02cd
  3. #cd027a

Triadic

  1. #bb02cd
  2. #cdbb02
  3. #02cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb02cd
  2. #cd0214
  3. #14cd02
  4. #02cdbb

Square

  1. #bb02cd
  2. #cd5602
  3. #14cd02
  4. #027acd

Monochromatic

  1. #310135
  2. #760181
  3. #bb02cd
  4. #e91ffd
  5. #f16afe

Shades

#bb02cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb02cd
  2. #a802b9
  3. #9602a4
  4. #830190
  5. #70017b
  6. #5e0167
  7. #4b0152
  8. #38013e
  9. #250029
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb02cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb02cd
  2. #c21bd2
  3. #c935d7
  4. #cf4edc
  5. #d667e1
  6. #dd81e6
  7. #e49aeb
  8. #ebb3f0
  9. #f1ccf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb02cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb02cd
  2. #b50fc5
  3. #af1bbe
  4. #a928b6
  5. #a334ae
  6. #9e41a7
  7. #984e9f
  8. #925a97
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92559c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b72c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be4078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd31a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb02cd {
  color: #bb02cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb02cd {
  background-color: #bb02cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb02cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb02cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb02cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 2 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb02cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb02cd, #cd027a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb02cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 2 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.02 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.44 #44fd32 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bb02cd  rgb(187, 2, 205)  hsl(295, 98%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#14cd02  rgb(20, 205, 2)  hsl(115, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cdbb02  rgb(205, 187, 2)  hsl(55, 98%, 41%)  Old Gold
#02cdbb  rgb(2, 205, 187)  hsl(175, 98%, 41%)  Turquoise