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#BB66EA

#bb66ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bb66ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.09% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 278.64°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.2.

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Relative luminance0.2601

Complementary

  1. #bb66ea
  2. #95ea66

Split complementary

  1. #bb66ea
  2. #d7ea66
  3. #66ea79

Analogous

  1. #7966ea
  2. #bb66ea
  3. #ea66d7

Triadic

  1. #bb66ea
  2. #eabb66
  3. #66eabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb66ea
  2. #ea6695
  3. #95ea66
  4. #66eabb

Square

  1. #bb66ea
  2. #ea7966
  3. #95ea66
  4. #66d7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6f16a1
  2. #9d23e1
  3. #bb66ea
  4. #d9a9f3
  5. #f7edfc

Shades

#bb66ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb66ea
  2. #a85cd3
  3. #9652bb
  4. #8347a4
  5. #703d8c
  6. #5e3375
  7. #4b295e
  8. #381f46
  9. #25142f
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb66ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb66ea
  2. #c275ec
  3. #c985ee
  4. #cf94f0
  5. #d6a3f2
  6. #ddb3f5
  7. #e4c2f7
  8. #ebd1f9
  9. #f1e0fb
  10. #f8f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb66ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb66ea
  2. #b569df
  3. #af6bd5
  4. #a96eca
  5. #a370c0
  6. #9e73b5
  7. #9876aa
  8. #9278a0
  9. #8c7b95
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a17eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d87ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d8de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b67d9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #837bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b875c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb66ea {
  color: #bb66ea;
}
Background
.bg-bb66ea {
  background-color: #bb66ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb66ea {
  border: 2px solid #bb66ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb66ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb66ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb66ea, #ea66d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb66ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.08 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.22 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.86 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.57 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.59 #449915 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bb66ea  rgb(187, 102, 234)  hsl(279, 76%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#95ea66  rgb(149, 234, 102)  hsl(99, 76%, 66%)  Inchworm
#eabb66  rgb(234, 187, 102)  hsl(39, 76%, 66%)  Topaz
#66eabb  rgb(102, 234, 187)  hsl(159, 76%, 66%)  Aquamarine