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#BB579E

#bb579e ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb579e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 34.12% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.48% magenta, 15.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 317.4°, with 42.37% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.1985

Complementary

  1. #bb579e
  2. #57bb74

Split complementary

  1. #bb579e
  2. #6cbb57
  3. #57bba6

Analogous

  1. #a657bb
  2. #bb579e
  3. #bb576c

Triadic

  1. #bb579e
  2. #9ebb57
  3. #579ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb579e
  2. #bb7457
  3. #57bb74
  4. #579ebb

Square

  1. #bb579e
  2. #bba657
  3. #57bb74
  4. #576cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #562347
  2. #8d3974
  3. #bb579e
  4. #d18dbd
  5. #e7c4dd

Shades

#bb579e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb579e
  2. #a84e8e
  3. #96467e
  4. #833d6f
  5. #70345f
  6. #5e2c4f
  7. #4b233f
  8. #381a2f
  9. #251120
  10. #130910
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb579e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb579e
  2. #c268a8
  3. #c979b1
  4. #cf89bb
  5. #d69ac5
  6. #ddabcf
  7. #e4bcd8
  8. #ebcde2
  9. #f1ddec
  10. #f8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb579e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb579e
  2. #b55b9b
  3. #af5f98
  4. #a96395
  5. #a36792
  6. #9e6c8f
  7. #98708c
  8. #927489
  9. #8c7886
  10. #867c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996e8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c71a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78819b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c55973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c689f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97729c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c15886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb579e {
  color: #bb579e;
}
Background
.bg-bb579e {
  background-color: #bb579e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb579e {
  border: 2px solid #bb579e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb579e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 87 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb579e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb579e, #bb576c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb579e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 87 158 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.97 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.00 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.70 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.41 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.63 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.72 #44a861 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bb579e  rgb(187, 87, 158)  hsl(317, 42%, 54%)  Mulberry
#57bb74  rgb(87, 187, 116)  hsl(137, 42%, 54%)  Medium Sea Green
#9ebb57  rgb(158, 187, 87)  hsl(77, 42%, 54%)  Olivine
#579ebb  rgb(87, 158, 187)  hsl(197, 42%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue