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#BB3091

#bb3091 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb3091 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.82% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.33% magenta, 22.46% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 318.13°, with 59.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1472

Complementary

  1. #bb3091
  2. #30bb5a

Split complementary

  1. #bb3091
  2. #4cbb30
  3. #30bba0

Analogous

  1. #a030bb
  2. #bb3091
  3. #bb304c

Triadic

  1. #bb3091
  2. #91bb30
  3. #3091bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3091
  2. #bb5a30
  3. #30bb5a
  4. #3091bb

Square

  1. #bb3091
  2. #bba030
  3. #30bb5a
  4. #304cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #411133
  2. #7e2062
  3. #bb3091
  4. #d661b3
  5. #e69ed0

Shades

#bb3091 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3091
  2. #a82b83
  3. #962674
  4. #832266
  5. #701d57
  6. #5e1849
  7. #4b133a
  8. #380e2c
  9. #250a1d
  10. #13050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3091 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3091
  2. #c2459c
  3. #c959a7
  4. #cf6eb2
  5. #d683bd
  6. #dd98c8
  7. #e4acd3
  8. #ebc1de
  9. #f1d6e9
  10. #f8eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3091 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3091
  2. #b5388f
  3. #af408e
  4. #a9488c
  5. #a3508a
  6. #9e5889
  7. #986087
  8. #926885
  9. #8c7083
  10. #867882
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92597c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e5c94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a738e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7315d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834e93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915f8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c23075 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3091 {
  color: #bb3091;
}
Background
.bg-bb3091 {
  background-color: #bb3091;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3091 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3091;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3091;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 48 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3091 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3091, #bb304c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3091 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 48 145 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.70 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.53 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.12 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.82 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.81 #44cf6e Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb3091  rgb(187, 48, 145)  hsl(318, 59%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#30bb5a  rgb(48, 187, 90)  hsl(138, 59%, 46%)  Emerald
#91bb30  rgb(145, 187, 48)  hsl(78, 59%, 46%)  Apple Green
#3091bb  rgb(48, 145, 187)  hsl(198, 59%, 46%)  Bondi Blue