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#BB3EA5

#bb3ea5 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb3ea5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 24.31% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.84% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 310.56°, with 50.2% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.3.

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Relative luminance0.1673

Complementary

  1. #bb3ea5
  2. #3ebb54

Split complementary

  1. #bb3ea5
  2. #66bb3e
  3. #3ebb92

Analogous

  1. #923ebb
  2. #bb3ea5
  3. #bb3e66

Triadic

  1. #bb3ea5
  2. #a5bb3e
  3. #3ea5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3ea5
  2. #bb543e
  3. #3ebb54
  4. #3ea5bb

Square

  1. #bb3ea5
  2. #bb923e
  3. #3ebb54
  4. #3e66bb

Monochromatic

  1. #481840
  2. #822b72
  3. #bb3ea5
  4. #d174c1
  5. #e4aedb

Shades

#bb3ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3ea5
  2. #a83895
  3. #963284
  4. #832b74
  5. #702563
  6. #5e1f53
  7. #4b1942
  8. #381332
  9. #250c21
  10. #130611
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3ea5
  2. #c251ae
  3. #c965b7
  4. #cf78c0
  5. #d68bc9
  6. #dd9fd2
  7. #e4b2db
  8. #ebc5e4
  9. #f1d8ed
  10. #f8ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3ea5
  2. #b545a1
  3. #af4b9e
  4. #a9529a
  5. #a35896
  6. #9e5f93
  7. #98668f
  8. #926c8b
  9. #8c7387
  10. #867984
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f66a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6878a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4466c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8358a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9166a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3ea5 {
  color: #bb3ea5;
}
Background
.bg-bb3ea5 {
  background-color: #bb3ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 62 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3ea5, #bb3e66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 62 165 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.30 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.50 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.19 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.29 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.51 #44c15a Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#bb3ea5  rgb(187, 62, 165)  hsl(311, 50%, 49%)  Purpureus
#3ebb54  rgb(62, 187, 84)  hsl(131, 50%, 49%)  Mantis
#a5bb3e  rgb(165, 187, 62)  hsl(71, 50%, 49%)  Apple Green
#3ea5bb  rgb(62, 165, 187)  hsl(191, 50%, 49%)  Bondi Blue