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#BB14AA

#bb14aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb14aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.3% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 306.11°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.3.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #bb14aa
  2. #14bb25

Split complementary

  1. #bb14aa
  2. #56bb14
  3. #14bb79

Analogous

  1. #7914bb
  2. #bb14aa
  3. #bb1456

Triadic

  1. #bb14aa
  2. #aabb14
  3. #14aabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb14aa
  2. #bb2514
  3. #14bb25
  4. #14aabb

Square

  1. #bb14aa
  2. #bb7914
  3. #14bb25
  4. #1456bb

Monochromatic

  1. #31052c
  2. #760d6b
  3. #bb14aa
  4. #e932d7
  5. #f177e4

Shades

#bb14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb14aa
  2. #a81299
  3. #961088
  4. #830e77
  5. #700c66
  6. #5e0a55
  7. #4b0844
  8. #380633
  9. #250422
  10. #130211
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb14aa
  2. #c22cb3
  3. #c943bb
  4. #cf5bc4
  5. #d672cc
  6. #dd8ad5
  7. #e4a1dd
  8. #ebb9e6
  9. #f1d0ee
  10. #f8e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb14aa
  2. #b51fa6
  3. #af2aa2
  4. #a9349d
  5. #a33f99
  6. #9e4a95
  7. #985591
  8. #92608d
  9. #8c6a88
  10. #867584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #025aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5870a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c42e65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b48ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b59a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb14aa {
  color: #bb14aa;
}
Background
.bg-bb14aa {
  background-color: #bb14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb14aa {
  border: 2px solid #bb14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb14aa, #bb1456);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.04 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.01 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.16 #44eb55 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb14aa  rgb(187, 20, 170)  hsl(306, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#14bb25  rgb(20, 187, 37)  hsl(126, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#aabb14  rgb(170, 187, 20)  hsl(66, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green
#14aabb  rgb(20, 170, 187)  hsl(186, 81%, 41%)  Cadet Blue