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#BB4DFD

#bb4dfd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.2% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.09% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 97.78% saturation and 64.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.2296

Complementary

  1. #bb4dfd
  2. #8ffd4d

Split complementary

  1. #bb4dfd
  2. #e7fd4d
  3. #4dfd63

Analogous

  1. #634dfd
  2. #bb4dfd
  3. #fd4de7

Triadic

  1. #bb4dfd
  2. #fdbb4d
  3. #4dfdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4dfd
  2. #fd4d8f
  3. #8ffd4d
  4. #4dfdbb

Square

  1. #bb4dfd
  2. #fd634d
  3. #8ffd4d
  4. #4de7fd

Monochromatic

  1. #6e02af
  2. #9e03fb
  3. #bb4dfd
  4. #d899fe
  5. #f5e4ff

Shades

#bb4dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4dfd
  2. #a845e4
  3. #963eca
  4. #8336b1
  5. #702e98
  6. #5e277f
  7. #4b1f65
  8. #38174c
  9. #250f33
  10. #130819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4dfd
  2. #c25ffd
  3. #c971fd
  4. #cf82fe
  5. #d694fe
  6. #dda6fe
  7. #e4b8fe
  8. #ebcafe
  9. #f1dbff
  10. #f8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4dfd
  2. #b552f1
  3. #af57e4
  4. #a95cd8
  5. #a361cb
  6. #9e67bf
  7. #986cb2
  8. #9271a6
  9. #8c7699
  10. #867b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d72c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2985f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b274a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #736eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f73fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b567cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4dfd {
  color: #bb4dfd;
}
Background
.bg-bb4dfd {
  background-color: #bb4dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4dfd {
  border: 2px solid #bb4dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 77 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4dfd, #fd4de7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 77 253 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.02 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.02 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.54 #44b202 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4dfd  rgb(187, 77, 253)  hsl(278, 98%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8ffd4d  rgb(143, 253, 77)  hsl(98, 98%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#fdbb4d  rgb(253, 187, 77)  hsl(38, 98%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#4dfdbb  rgb(77, 253, 187)  hsl(158, 98%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green