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#BB51EC

#bb51ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb51ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 281.03°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.2251

Complementary

  1. #bb51ec
  2. #82ec51

Split complementary

  1. #bb51ec
  2. #d0ec51
  3. #51ec6e

Analogous

  1. #6e51ec
  2. #bb51ec
  3. #ec51d0

Triadic

  1. #bb51ec
  2. #ecbb51
  3. #51ecbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb51ec
  2. #ec5182
  3. #82ec51
  4. #51ecbb

Square

  1. #bb51ec
  2. #ec6e51
  3. #82ec51
  4. #51d0ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1094
  2. #9c18d9
  3. #bb51ec
  4. #d696f4
  5. #f1dbfb

Shades

#bb51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb51ec
  2. #a849d4
  3. #9641bd
  4. #8339a5
  5. #70318e
  6. #5e2976
  7. #4b205e
  8. #381847
  9. #25102f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb51ec
  2. #c262ee
  3. #c974f0
  4. #cf85f2
  5. #d697f4
  6. #dda8f6
  7. #e4b9f7
  8. #ebcbf9
  9. #f1dcfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb51ec
  2. #b556e1
  3. #af5ad6
  4. #a95fcc
  5. #a364c1
  6. #9e69b6
  7. #986dab
  8. #9272a0
  9. #8c7796
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c72b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4785e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b67098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8574ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b865bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb51ec {
  color: #bb51ec;
}
Background
.bg-bb51ec {
  background-color: #bb51ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb51ec {
  border: 2px solid #bb51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb51ec, #ec51d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.85 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.50 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.82 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.20 #44ae13 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb51ec  rgb(187, 81, 236)  hsl(281, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#82ec51  rgb(130, 236, 81)  hsl(101, 80%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ecbb51  rgb(236, 187, 81)  hsl(41, 80%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#51ecbb  rgb(81, 236, 187)  hsl(161, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine