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#BB508B

#bb508b ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb508b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.37% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 25.67% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 326.92°, with 44.03% saturation and 52.35% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #bb508b
  2. #50bb80

Split complementary

  1. #bb508b
  2. #55bb50
  3. #50bbb5

Analogous

  1. #b550bb
  2. #bb508b
  3. #bb5055

Triadic

  1. #bb508b
  2. #8bbb50
  3. #508bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb508b
  2. #bb8050
  3. #50bb80
  4. #508bbb

Square

  1. #bb508b
  2. #bbb550
  3. #50bb80
  4. #5055bb

Monochromatic

  1. #52203c
  2. #893564
  3. #bb508b
  4. #d087b0
  5. #e6bed4

Shades

#bb508b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb508b
  2. #a8487d
  3. #96406f
  4. #833861
  5. #703053
  6. #5e2846
  7. #4b2038
  8. #38182a
  9. #25101c
  10. #13080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb508b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb508b
  2. #c26297
  3. #c973a2
  4. #cf85ae
  5. #d696b9
  6. #dda8c5
  7. #e4b9d1
  8. #ebcbdc
  9. #f1dce8
  10. #f8eef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb508b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb508b
  2. #b5558a
  3. #af5a89
  4. #a95e88
  5. #a36387
  6. #9e6886
  7. #986d84
  8. #927283
  9. #8c7682
  10. #867b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97697f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c6b8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797d88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c74d67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c618c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986e89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c24e77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb508b {
  color: #bb508b;
}
Background
.bg-bb508b {
  background-color: #bb508b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb508b {
  border: 2px solid #bb508b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb508b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb508b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb508b, #bb5055);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb508b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 139 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 1.90 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.89 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.51 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.31 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.46 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 10.70 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.90 #44af74 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bb508b  rgb(187, 80, 139)  hsl(327, 44%, 52%)  Mulberry
#50bb80  rgb(80, 187, 128)  hsl(147, 44%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#8bbb50  rgb(139, 187, 80)  hsl(87, 44%, 52%)  Pistachio
#508bbb  rgb(80, 139, 187)  hsl(207, 44%, 52%)  Steel Blue