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#BB4ECC

#bb4ecc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb4ecc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 291.9°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2037

Complementary

  1. #bb4ecc
  2. #5fcc4e

Split complementary

  1. #bb4ecc
  2. #9ecc4e
  3. #4ecc7c

Analogous

  1. #7c4ecc
  2. #bb4ecc
  3. #cc4e9e

Triadic

  1. #bb4ecc
  2. #ccbb4e
  3. #4eccbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4ecc
  2. #cc4e5f
  3. #5fcc4e
  4. #4eccbb

Square

  1. #bb4ecc
  2. #cc7c4e
  3. #5fcc4e
  4. #4e9ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #5b1d64
  2. #902ea0
  3. #bb4ecc
  4. #d289dd
  5. #e9c5ee

Shades

#bb4ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4ecc
  2. #a846b8
  3. #963ea3
  4. #83378f
  5. #702f7a
  6. #5e2766
  7. #4b1f52
  8. #38173d
  9. #251029
  10. #130814
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4ecc
  2. #c260d1
  3. #c971d6
  4. #cf83db
  5. #d695e0
  6. #dda7e6
  7. #e4b8eb
  8. #ebcaf0
  9. #f1dcf5
  10. #f8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4ecc
  2. #b553c4
  3. #af58bd
  4. #a95db5
  5. #a362ae
  6. #9e67a6
  7. #986c9e
  8. #927197
  9. #8c768f
  10. #867b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6da2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3275d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d81c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8167ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d70ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5aa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4ecc {
  color: #bb4ecc;
}
Background
.bg-bb4ecc {
  background-color: #bb4ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4ecc {
  border: 2px solid #bb4ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 78 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4ecc, #cc4e9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 78 204 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.94 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.33 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.92 #44b133 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4ecc  rgb(187, 78, 204)  hsl(292, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#5fcc4e  rgb(95, 204, 78)  hsl(112, 55%, 55%)  Lime Green
#ccbb4e  rgb(204, 187, 78)  hsl(52, 55%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#4eccbb  rgb(78, 204, 187)  hsl(172, 55%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise