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#BB4EEC

#bb4eec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb4eec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 281.39°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #bb4eec
  2. #7fec4e

Split complementary

  1. #bb4eec
  2. #ceec4e
  3. #4eec6c

Analogous

  1. #6c4eec
  2. #bb4eec
  3. #ec4ece

Triadic

  1. #bb4eec
  2. #ecbb4e
  3. #4eecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4eec
  2. #ec4e7f
  3. #7fec4e
  4. #4eecbb

Square

  1. #bb4eec
  2. #ec6c4e
  3. #7fec4e
  4. #4eceec

Monochromatic

  1. #691091
  2. #9b17d6
  3. #bb4eec
  4. #d693f3
  5. #f0d8fb

Shades

#bb4eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4eec
  2. #a846d4
  3. #963ebd
  4. #8337a5
  5. #702f8e
  6. #5e2776
  7. #4b1f5e
  8. #381747
  9. #25102f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4eec
  2. #c260ee
  3. #c971f0
  4. #cf83f2
  5. #d695f4
  6. #dda7f6
  7. #e4b8f7
  8. #ebcaf9
  9. #f1dcfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4eec
  2. #b553e1
  3. #af58d6
  4. #a95dcc
  5. #a362c1
  6. #9e67b6
  7. #986cab
  8. #9271a0
  9. #8c7696
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c70b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4384e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8572ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b863bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4eec {
  color: #bb4eec;
}
Background
.bg-bb4eec {
  background-color: #bb4eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4eec {
  border: 2px solid #bb4eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 78 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4eec, #ec4ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 78 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.92 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.86 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.65 #44b113 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb4eec  rgb(187, 78, 236)  hsl(281, 81%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7fec4e  rgb(127, 236, 78)  hsl(101, 81%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ecbb4e  rgb(236, 187, 78)  hsl(41, 81%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#4eecbb  rgb(78, 236, 187)  hsl(161, 81%, 62%)  Aquamarine