What color is #BB44D1?

#BB44D1 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB44D1?

The RGB value is 187, 68, 209: 187 red, 68 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB44D1?

The complementary color is #5AD144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB44D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB44D1 color

#BB44D1 rgb(187, 68, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB44D1 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 26.7% green and 82% blue (187, 68, 209).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 61% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#BB44D1 color codes

HEX	`#BB44D1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 68, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 26.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 61%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 67%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 67%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, 66.2, -50.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 83.2, 322.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.068, 19.304, 62.241)`
Decimal	`12272849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB44D1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB44D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB44D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB44D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb44d1; }
.text { color: #bb44d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb44d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 68 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb44d1, #d144a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BB44D1?: #BB44D1 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB44D1?: The RGB value is 187, 68, 209: 187 red, 68 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB44D1?: The complementary color is #5AD144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB44D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.