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#BB87CD

#bb87cd ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bb87cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 52.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 34.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 284.57°, with 41.18% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.323

Complementary

  1. #bb87cd
  2. #99cd87

Split complementary

  1. #bb87cd
  2. #bccd87
  3. #87cd98

Analogous

  1. #9887cd
  2. #bb87cd
  3. #cd87bc

Triadic

  1. #bb87cd
  2. #cdbb87
  3. #87cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb87cd
  2. #cd8799
  3. #99cd87
  4. #87cdbb

Square

  1. #bb87cd
  2. #cd9887
  3. #99cd87
  4. #87bccd

Monochromatic

  1. #703784
  2. #9c51b7
  3. #bb87cd
  4. #dabde4
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#bb87cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb87cd
  2. #a87ab9
  3. #966ca4
  4. #835f90
  5. #70517b
  6. #5e4467
  7. #4b3652
  8. #38293e
  9. #251b29
  10. #130e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb87cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb87cd
  2. #c293d2
  3. #c99fd7
  4. #cfabdc
  5. #d6b7e1
  6. #ddc3e6
  7. #e4cfeb
  8. #ebdbf0
  9. #f1e7f5
  10. #f8f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb87cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb87cd
  2. #b586c5
  3. #af86be
  4. #a985b6
  5. #a384ae
  6. #9e84a7
  7. #98839f
  8. #928297
  9. #8c818f
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a893b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d97d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb8fa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a91cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a094cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb8cb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb87cd {
  color: #bb87cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb87cd {
  background-color: #bb87cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb87cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb87cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb87cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 135 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 41% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb87cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb87cd, #cd87bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb87cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 135 205 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.02 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.77 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.91 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.45 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.42 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.61 #447832 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bb87cd  rgb(187, 135, 205)  hsl(285, 41%, 67%)  Floral Lavender
#99cd87  rgb(153, 205, 135)  hsl(105, 41%, 67%)  Pistachio
#cdbb87  rgb(205, 187, 135)  hsl(45, 41%, 67%)  Ecru
#87cdbb  rgb(135, 205, 187)  hsl(165, 41%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine