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#BB5AAA

#bb5aaa ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb5aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.87% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 310.52°, with 41.63% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 7.36.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2078

Complementary

  1. #bb5aaa
  2. #5abb6b

Split complementary

  1. #bb5aaa
  2. #79bb5a
  3. #5abb9b

Analogous

  1. #9b5abb
  2. #bb5aaa
  3. #bb5a79

Triadic

  1. #bb5aaa
  2. #aabb5a
  3. #5aaabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5aaa
  2. #bb6b5a
  3. #5abb6b
  4. #5aaabb

Square

  1. #bb5aaa
  2. #bb9b5a
  3. #5abb6b
  4. #5a79bb

Monochromatic

  1. #58244f
  2. #8e3b7f
  3. #bb5aaa
  4. #d190c6
  5. #e8c6e2

Shades

#bb5aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5aaa
  2. #a85199
  3. #964888
  4. #833f77
  5. #703666
  6. #5e2d55
  7. #4b2444
  8. #381b33
  9. #251222
  10. #130911
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5aaa
  2. #c26bb3
  3. #c97bbb
  4. #cf8cc4
  5. #d69ccc
  6. #ddadd5
  7. #e4bddd
  8. #ebcee6
  9. #f1deee
  10. #f8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5aaa
  2. #b55ea6
  3. #af62a2
  4. #a9659d
  5. #a36999
  6. #9e6d95
  7. #987191
  8. #92758d
  9. #8c7888
  10. #867c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5975ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7583a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c35f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b6bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9675a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05d90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5aaa {
  color: #bb5aaa;
}
Background
.bg-bb5aaa {
  background-color: #bb5aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5aaa {
  border: 2px solid #bb5aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5aaa, #bb5a79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.36 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.02 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.82 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.43 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.30 #44a555 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bb5aaa  rgb(187, 90, 170)  hsl(311, 42%, 54%)  Mulberry
#5abb6b  rgb(90, 187, 107)  hsl(131, 42%, 54%)  Emerald
#aabb5a  rgb(170, 187, 90)  hsl(71, 42%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5aaabb  rgb(90, 170, 187)  hsl(191, 42%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue