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#BB5DFD

#bb5dfd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb5dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.47% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.09% cyan, 63.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 275.25°, with 97.56% saturation and 67.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.2549

Complementary

  1. #bb5dfd
  2. #9ffd5d

Split complementary

  1. #bb5dfd
  2. #effd5d
  3. #5dfd6b

Analogous

  1. #6b5dfd
  2. #bb5dfd
  3. #fd5def

Triadic

  1. #bb5dfd
  2. #fdbb5d
  3. #5dfdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5dfd
  2. #fd5d9f
  3. #9ffd5d
  4. #5dfdbb

Square

  1. #bb5dfd
  2. #fd6b5d
  3. #9ffd5d
  4. #5deffd

Monochromatic

  1. #7102bf
  2. #9b11fc
  3. #bb5dfd
  4. #dba9fe
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#bb5dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5dfd
  2. #a854e4
  3. #964aca
  4. #8341b1
  5. #703898
  6. #5e2f7f
  7. #4b2565
  8. #381c4c
  9. #251333
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5dfd
  2. #c26dfd
  3. #c97dfd
  4. #cf8efe
  5. #d69efe
  6. #ddaefe
  7. #e4befe
  8. #ebcefe
  9. #f1dfff
  10. #f8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5dfd
  2. #b561f1
  3. #af64e4
  4. #a968d8
  5. #a36bcb
  6. #9e6fbf
  7. #9872b2
  8. #9276a6
  9. #8c7999
  10. #867d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a07bc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0087ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #418bf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b17ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7978ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #847bfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b572ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5dfd {
  color: #bb5dfd;
}
Background
.bg-bb5dfd {
  background-color: #bb5dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5dfd {
  border: 2px solid #bb5dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 93 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 98% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5dfd, #fd5def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 93 253 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.64 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.46 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.25 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.31 #44a202 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb5dfd  rgb(187, 93, 253)  hsl(275, 98%, 68%)  Medium Orchid
#9ffd5d  rgb(159, 253, 93)  hsl(95, 98%, 68%)  Lawn Green
#fdbb5d  rgb(253, 187, 93)  hsl(35, 98%, 68%)  Pastel Orange
#5dfdbb  rgb(93, 253, 187)  hsl(155, 98%, 68%)  Aquamarine