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#BB4ECE

#bb4ece ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb4ece is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.59% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 291.09°, with 56.64% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #bb4ece
  2. #61ce4e

Split complementary

  1. #bb4ece
  2. #a1ce4e
  3. #4ece7b

Analogous

  1. #7b4ece
  2. #bb4ece
  3. #ce4ea1

Triadic

  1. #bb4ece
  2. #cebb4e
  3. #4ecebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4ece
  2. #ce4e61
  3. #61ce4e
  4. #4ecebb

Square

  1. #bb4ece
  2. #ce7b4e
  3. #61ce4e
  4. #4ea1ce

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1c67
  2. #912da3
  3. #bb4ece
  4. #d28adf
  5. #e9c6ef

Shades

#bb4ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4ece
  2. #a846b9
  3. #963ea5
  4. #833790
  5. #702f7c
  6. #5e2767
  7. #4b1f52
  8. #38173e
  9. #251029
  10. #130815
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4ece
  2. #c260d3
  3. #c971d8
  4. #cf83dd
  5. #d695e2
  6. #dda7e7
  7. #e4b8eb
  8. #ebcaf0
  9. #f1dcf5
  10. #f8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4ece
  2. #b553c6
  3. #af58be
  4. #a95db7
  5. #a362af
  6. #9e67a7
  7. #986c9f
  8. #927197
  9. #8c7690
  10. #867b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6da4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3075d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c81cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8068d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c70cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4ece {
  color: #bb4ece;
}
Background
.bg-bb4ece {
  background-color: #bb4ece;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4ece {
  border: 2px solid #bb4ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 78 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4ece, #ce4ea1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 78 206 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.89 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.36 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.79 #44b131 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4ece  rgb(187, 78, 206)  hsl(291, 57%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#61ce4e  rgb(97, 206, 78)  hsl(111, 57%, 56%)  Lime Green
#cebb4e  rgb(206, 187, 78)  hsl(51, 57%, 56%)  Old Gold
#4ecebb  rgb(78, 206, 187)  hsl(171, 57%, 56%)  Turquoise