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#BB42E2

#bb42e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb42e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.26% cyan, 70.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 285.38°, with 73.39% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.1995

Complementary

  1. #bb42e2
  2. #69e242

Split complementary

  1. #bb42e2
  2. #b9e242
  3. #42e26b

Analogous

  1. #6b42e2
  2. #bb42e2
  3. #e242b9

Triadic

  1. #bb42e2
  2. #e2bb42
  3. #42e2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb42e2
  2. #e24269
  3. #69e242
  4. #42e2bb

Square

  1. #bb42e2
  2. #e26b42
  3. #69e242
  4. #42b9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #601278
  2. #941dbb
  3. #bb42e2
  4. #d384ec
  5. #ebc7f6

Shades

#bb42e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb42e2
  2. #a83bcb
  3. #9635b5
  4. #832e9e
  5. #702888
  6. #5e2171
  7. #4b1a5a
  8. #381444
  9. #250d2d
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb42e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb42e2
  2. #c255e5
  3. #c968e8
  4. #cf7beb
  5. #d68eee
  6. #dda1f1
  7. #e4b3f3
  8. #ebc6f6
  9. #f1d9f9
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb42e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb42e2
  2. #b548d8
  3. #af4ece
  4. #a955c5
  5. #a35bbb
  6. #9e61b1
  7. #9867a7
  8. #926d9d
  9. #8c7494
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9969ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437fde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9638e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7764e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba57b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb42e2 {
  color: #bb42e2;
}
Background
.bg-bb42e2 {
  background-color: #bb42e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb42e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb42e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb42e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 73% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb42e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb42e2, #e242b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb42e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.40 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.46 #44bd1d Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb42e2  rgb(187, 66, 226)  hsl(285, 73%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#69e242  rgb(105, 226, 66)  hsl(105, 73%, 57%)  Malachite
#e2bb42  rgb(226, 187, 66)  hsl(45, 73%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#42e2bb  rgb(66, 226, 187)  hsl(165, 73%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine