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#BB4EBE

#bb4ebe ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb4ebe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.59% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.58% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 298.39°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.1973

Complementary

  1. #bb4ebe
  2. #51be4e

Split complementary

  1. #bb4ebe
  2. #89be4e
  3. #4ebe83

Analogous

  1. #834ebe
  2. #bb4ebe
  3. #be4e89

Triadic

  1. #bb4ebe
  2. #bebb4e
  3. #4ebebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4ebe
  2. #be4e51
  3. #51be4e
  4. #4ebebb

Square

  1. #bb4ebe
  2. #be834e
  3. #51be4e
  4. #4e89be

Monochromatic

  1. #531f54
  2. #8a338c
  3. #bb4ebe
  4. #d086d3
  5. #e6bee7

Shades

#bb4ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4ebe
  2. #a846ab
  3. #963e98
  4. #833785
  5. #702f72
  6. #5e275f
  7. #4b1f4c
  8. #381739
  9. #251026
  10. #130813
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4ebe
  2. #c260c5
  3. #c971cb
  4. #cf83d2
  5. #d695d8
  6. #dda7df
  7. #e4b8e5
  8. #ebcaec
  9. #f1dcf2
  10. #f8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4ebe
  2. #b553b8
  3. #af58b2
  4. #a95dab
  5. #a362a5
  6. #9e679f
  7. #986c99
  8. #927193
  9. #8c768c
  10. #867b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996c9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f72c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6580bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05c7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8465c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be579c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4ebe {
  color: #bb4ebe;
}
Background
.bg-bb4ebe {
  background-color: #bb4ebe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4ebe {
  border: 2px solid #bb4ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 78 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4ebe, #be4e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 78 190 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.67 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.97 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.44 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.72 #44b141 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4ebe  rgb(187, 78, 190)  hsl(298, 46%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#51be4e  rgb(81, 190, 78)  hsl(118, 46%, 53%)  Mantis
#bebb4e  rgb(190, 187, 78)  hsl(58, 46%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#4ebebb  rgb(78, 190, 187)  hsl(178, 46%, 53%)  Verdigris