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#BB2EA2

#bb2ea2 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2ea2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.04% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.4% magenta, 13.37% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 310.64°, with 60.52% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #bb2ea2
  2. #2ebb47

Split complementary

  1. #bb2ea2
  2. #5cbb2e
  3. #2ebb8e

Analogous

  1. #8e2ebb
  2. #bb2ea2
  3. #bb2e5c

Triadic

  1. #bb2ea2
  2. #a2bb2e
  3. #2ea2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2ea2
  2. #bb472e
  3. #2ebb47
  4. #2ea2bb

Square

  1. #bb2ea2
  2. #bb8e2e
  3. #2ebb47
  4. #2e5cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #401038
  2. #7e1f6d
  3. #bb2ea2
  4. #d75ec2
  5. #e79bd9

Shades

#bb2ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2ea2
  2. #a82992
  3. #962582
  4. #832071
  5. #701c61
  6. #5e1751
  7. #4b1241
  8. #380e31
  9. #250920
  10. #130510
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2ea2
  2. #c243ab
  3. #c958b5
  4. #cf6dbe
  5. #d682c7
  6. #dd97d1
  7. #e4abda
  8. #ebc0e3
  9. #f1d5ec
  10. #f8eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2ea2
  2. #b5369f
  3. #af3e9b
  4. #a94798
  5. #a34f94
  6. #9e5791
  7. #985f8e
  8. #92678a
  9. #8c7087
  10. #867883
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925a85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315fa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #63749f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c53865 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8050a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f60a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c13482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2ea2 {
  color: #bb2ea2;
}
Background
.bg-bb2ea2 {
  background-color: #bb2ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 46 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2ea2, #bb2e5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 46 162 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.99 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.91 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.99 #44d15d Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb2ea2  rgb(187, 46, 162)  hsl(311, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#2ebb47  rgb(46, 187, 71)  hsl(131, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#a2bb2e  rgb(162, 187, 46)  hsl(71, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#2ea2bb  rgb(46, 162, 187)  hsl(191, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue