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#BB53A7

#bb53a7 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb53a7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 32.55% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.61% magenta, 10.7% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.54°, with 43.33% saturation and 52.94% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #bb53a7
  2. #53bb67

Split complementary

  1. #bb53a7
  2. #73bb53
  3. #53bb9b

Analogous

  1. #9b53bb
  2. #bb53a7
  3. #bb5373

Triadic

  1. #bb53a7
  2. #a7bb53
  3. #53a7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb53a7
  2. #bb6753
  3. #53bb67
  4. #53a7bb

Square

  1. #bb53a7
  2. #bb9b53
  3. #53bb67
  4. #5373bb

Monochromatic

  1. #54214a
  2. #8b377b
  3. #bb53a7
  4. #d18ac3
  5. #e6c1df

Shades

#bb53a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb53a7
  2. #a84b96
  3. #964286
  4. #833a75
  5. #703264
  6. #5e2a54
  7. #4b2143
  8. #381932
  9. #251121
  10. #130811
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb53a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb53a7
  2. #c264b0
  3. #c975b9
  4. #cf87c1
  5. #d698ca
  6. #dda9d3
  7. #e4badc
  8. #ebcbe5
  9. #f1dded
  10. #f8eef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb53a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb53a7
  2. #b558a3
  3. #af5c9f
  4. #a9619b
  5. #a36597
  6. #9e6a94
  7. #986e90
  8. #92738c
  9. #8c7788
  10. #867c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5370aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7280a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c35876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8966a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9571a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0568c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb53a7 {
  color: #bb53a7;
}
Background
.bg-bb53a7 {
  background-color: #bb53a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb53a7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb53a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb53a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 83 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb53a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb53a7, #bb5373);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb53a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 83 167 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.35 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.09 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.93 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.30 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.93 #44ac58 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bb53a7  rgb(187, 83, 167)  hsl(312, 43%, 53%)  Mulberry
#53bb67  rgb(83, 187, 103)  hsl(132, 43%, 53%)  Emerald
#a7bb53  rgb(167, 187, 83)  hsl(72, 43%, 53%)  Apple Green
#53a7bb  rgb(83, 167, 187)  hsl(192, 43%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue