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#BB5CA7

#bb5ca7 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb5ca7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.08% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.8% magenta, 10.7% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 312.63°, with 41.13% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 6.88.

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Relative luminance0.2101

Complementary

  1. #bb5ca7
  2. #5cbb70

Split complementary

  1. #bb5ca7
  2. #78bb5c
  3. #5cbba0

Analogous

  1. #a05cbb
  2. #bb5ca7
  3. #bb5c78

Triadic

  1. #bb5ca7
  2. #a7bb5c
  3. #5ca7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5ca7
  2. #bb705c
  3. #5cbb70
  4. #5ca7bb

Square

  1. #bb5ca7
  2. #bba05c
  3. #5cbb70
  4. #5c78bb

Monochromatic

  1. #59254e
  2. #8f3c7d
  3. #bb5ca7
  4. #d292c4
  5. #e8c8e1

Shades

#bb5ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5ca7
  2. #a85396
  3. #964a86
  4. #834075
  5. #703764
  6. #5e2e54
  7. #4b2543
  8. #381c32
  9. #251221
  10. #130911
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5ca7
  2. #c26cb0
  3. #c97db9
  4. #cf8dc1
  5. #d69dca
  6. #ddaed3
  7. #e4bedc
  8. #ebcee5
  9. #f1deed
  10. #f8eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5ca7
  2. #b560a3
  3. #af639f
  4. #a9679b
  5. #a36a97
  6. #9e6e94
  7. #987290
  8. #92758c
  9. #8c7988
  10. #867c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d75aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7884a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3607a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c6ca9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9776a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05f8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5ca7 {
  color: #bb5ca7;
}
Background
.bg-bb5ca7 {
  background-color: #bb5ca7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 92 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5ca7, #bb5c78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 92 167 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.88 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.95 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.65 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.75 #44a358 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bb5ca7  rgb(187, 92, 167)  hsl(313, 41%, 55%)  Mulberry
#5cbb70  rgb(92, 187, 112)  hsl(133, 41%, 55%)  Emerald
#a7bb5c  rgb(167, 187, 92)  hsl(73, 41%, 55%)  Olivine
#5ca7bb  rgb(92, 167, 187)  hsl(193, 41%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue