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#BB279E

#bb279e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb279e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 15.29% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.14% magenta, 15.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.76°, with 65.49% saturation and 44.31% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1448

Complementary

  1. #bb279e
  2. #27bb44

Split complementary

  1. #bb279e
  2. #54bb27
  3. #27bb8e

Analogous

  1. #8e27bb
  2. #bb279e
  3. #bb2754

Triadic

  1. #bb279e
  2. #9ebb27
  3. #279ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb279e
  2. #bb4427
  3. #27bb44
  4. #279ebb

Square

  1. #bb279e
  2. #bb8e27
  3. #27bb44
  4. #2754bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0d33
  2. #7c1a69
  3. #bb279e
  4. #db53c1
  5. #e893d8

Shades

#bb279e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb279e
  2. #a8238e
  3. #961f7e
  4. #831b6f
  5. #70175f
  6. #5e144f
  7. #4b103f
  8. #380c2f
  9. #250820
  10. #130410
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb279e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb279e
  2. #c23da8
  3. #c952b1
  4. #cf68bb
  5. #d67dc5
  6. #dd93cf
  7. #e4a9d8
  8. #ebbee2
  9. #f1d4ec
  10. #f8e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb279e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb279e
  2. #b5309b
  3. #af3998
  4. #a94295
  5. #a34b92
  6. #9e548f
  7. #985c8c
  8. #926589
  9. #8c6e86
  10. #867783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925782 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e5ca1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62729b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c53161 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #804ca0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5d9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c12d7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb279e {
  color: #bb279e;
}
Background
.bg-bb279e {
  background-color: #bb279e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb279e {
  border: 2px solid #bb279e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb279e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 39 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb279e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb279e, #bb2754);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb279e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 39 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.60 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.88 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.28 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.84 #44d861 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb279e  rgb(187, 39, 158)  hsl(312, 65%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#27bb44  rgb(39, 187, 68)  hsl(132, 65%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#9ebb27  rgb(158, 187, 39)  hsl(72, 65%, 44%)  Apple Green
#279ebb  rgb(39, 158, 187)  hsl(192, 65%, 44%)  Bondi Blue