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#BB0496

#bb0496 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb0496 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 1.57% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.86% magenta, 19.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 312.13°, with 95.81% saturation and 37.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1285

Complementary

  1. #bb0496
  2. #04bb29

Split complementary

  1. #bb0496
  2. #3bbb04
  3. #04bb84

Analogous

  1. #8404bb
  2. #bb0496
  3. #bb043b

Triadic

  1. #bb0496
  2. #96bb04
  3. #0496bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0496
  2. #bb2904
  3. #04bb29
  4. #0496bb

Square

  1. #bb0496
  2. #bb8404
  3. #04bb29
  4. #043bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #25011e
  2. #70025a
  3. #bb0496
  4. #fa12cb
  5. #fc5cdb

Shades

#bb0496 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0496
  2. #a80487
  3. #960378
  4. #830369
  5. #70025a
  6. #5e024b
  7. #4b023c
  8. #38012d
  9. #25011e
  10. #13000f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0496 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0496
  2. #c21da1
  3. #c936ab
  4. #cf4fb6
  5. #d668c0
  6. #dd82cb
  7. #e49bd5
  8. #ebb4e0
  9. #f1cdea
  10. #f8e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0496 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0496
  2. #b51094
  3. #af1d92
  4. #a9298f
  5. #a3368d
  6. #9e428b
  7. #984e89
  8. #925b87
  9. #8c6784
  10. #867482
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4f7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #205499 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6e93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c71457 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e4198 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5694 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20f75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0496 {
  color: #bb0496;
}
Background
.bg-bb0496 {
  background-color: #bb0496;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0496 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0496;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0496;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 4 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0496 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0496, #bb043b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0496 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 4 150 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.48 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.28 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.97 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.45 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.69 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.98 #44fb69 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb0496  rgb(187, 4, 150)  hsl(312, 96%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#04bb29  rgb(4, 187, 41)  hsl(132, 96%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#96bb04  rgb(150, 187, 4)  hsl(72, 96%, 37%)  Apple Green
#0496bb  rgb(4, 150, 187)  hsl(192, 96%, 37%)  Bondi Blue