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#BB4EAA

#bb4eaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb4eaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.59% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.29% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 309.36°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.5.

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Relative luminance0.1892

Complementary

  1. #bb4eaa
  2. #4ebb5f

Split complementary

  1. #bb4eaa
  2. #73bb4e
  3. #4ebb96

Analogous

  1. #964ebb
  2. #bb4eaa
  3. #bb4e73

Triadic

  1. #bb4eaa
  2. #aabb4e
  3. #4eaabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4eaa
  2. #bb5f4e
  3. #4ebb5f
  4. #4eaabb

Square

  1. #bb4eaa
  2. #bb964e
  3. #4ebb5f
  4. #4e73bb

Monochromatic

  1. #511f49
  2. #88347b
  3. #bb4eaa
  4. #d085c5
  5. #e5bddf

Shades

#bb4eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4eaa
  2. #a84699
  3. #963e88
  4. #833777
  5. #702f66
  6. #5e2755
  7. #4b1f44
  8. #381733
  9. #251022
  10. #130811
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4eaa
  2. #c260b3
  3. #c971bb
  4. #cf83c4
  5. #d695cc
  6. #dda7d5
  7. #e4b8dd
  8. #ebcae6
  9. #f1dcee
  10. #f8edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4eaa
  2. #b553a6
  3. #af58a2
  4. #a95d9d
  5. #a36299
  6. #9e6795
  7. #986c91
  8. #92718d
  9. #8c7688
  10. #867b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d6ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7ea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c35575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8763ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0528d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4eaa {
  color: #bb4eaa;
}
Background
.bg-bb4eaa {
  background-color: #bb4eaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb4eaa {
  border: 2px solid #bb4eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 78 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4eaa, #bb4e73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 78 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.50 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.61 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.64 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.24 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.28 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.60 #44b155 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#bb4eaa  rgb(187, 78, 170)  hsl(309, 44%, 52%)  Purpureus
#4ebb5f  rgb(78, 187, 95)  hsl(129, 44%, 52%)  Emerald
#aabb4e  rgb(170, 187, 78)  hsl(69, 44%, 52%)  Apple Green
#4eaabb  rgb(78, 170, 187)  hsl(189, 44%, 52%)  Cadet Blue