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#BB479F

#bb479f ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb479f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.84% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 14.97% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 314.48°, with 46.03% saturation and 50.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #bb479f
  2. #47bb63

Split complementary

  1. #bb479f
  2. #65bb47
  3. #47bb9d

Analogous

  1. #9d47bb
  2. #bb479f
  3. #bb4765

Triadic

  1. #bb479f
  2. #9fbb47
  3. #479fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb479f
  2. #bb6347
  3. #47bb63
  4. #479fbb

Square

  1. #bb479f
  2. #bb9d47
  3. #47bb63
  4. #4765bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1c41
  2. #853170
  3. #bb479f
  4. #d07fbc
  5. #e4b7d9

Shades

#bb479f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb479f
  2. #a8408f
  3. #96397f
  4. #83326f
  5. #702b5f
  6. #5e2450
  7. #4b1c40
  8. #381530
  9. #250e20
  10. #130710
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb479f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb479f
  2. #c259a9
  3. #c96cb2
  4. #cf7ebc
  5. #d691c5
  6. #dda3cf
  7. #e4b5d9
  8. #ebc8e2
  9. #f1daec
  10. #f8edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb479f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb479f
  2. #b54d9c
  3. #af5299
  4. #a95896
  5. #a35e93
  6. #9e6490
  7. #98698c
  8. #926f89
  9. #8c7586
  10. #867a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b69a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7b9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c54b6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875da1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14a84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb479f {
  color: #bb479f;
}
Background
.bg-bb479f {
  background-color: #bb479f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb479f {
  border: 2px solid #bb479f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb479f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 71 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb479f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb479f, #bb4765);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb479f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 71 159 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.94 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.32 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.88 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.64 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.80 #44b860 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bb479f  rgb(187, 71, 159)  hsl(314, 46%, 51%)  Mulberry
#47bb63  rgb(71, 187, 99)  hsl(134, 46%, 51%)  Emerald
#9fbb47  rgb(159, 187, 71)  hsl(74, 46%, 51%)  Apple Green
#479fbb  rgb(71, 159, 187)  hsl(194, 46%, 51%)  Bondi Blue