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#BB5E97

#bb5e97 ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb5e97 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.86% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.73% magenta, 19.25% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 323.23°, with 40.61% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.208

Complementary

  1. #bb5e97
  2. #5ebb82

Split complementary

  1. #bb5e97
  2. #69bb5e
  3. #5ebbb1

Analogous

  1. #b15ebb
  2. #bb5e97
  3. #bb5e69

Triadic

  1. #bb5e97
  2. #97bb5e
  3. #5e97bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5e97
  2. #bb825e
  3. #5ebb82
  4. #5e97bb

Square

  1. #bb5e97
  2. #bbb15e
  3. #5ebb82
  4. #5e69bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5a2646
  2. #903d70
  3. #bb5e97
  4. #d294ba
  5. #e8cadc

Shades

#bb5e97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5e97
  2. #a85588
  3. #964b79
  4. #83426a
  5. #70385b
  6. #5e2f4c
  7. #4b263c
  8. #381c2d
  9. #25131e
  10. #13090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5e97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5e97
  2. #c26ea1
  3. #c97eac
  4. #cf8eb6
  5. #d69ec1
  6. #ddafcb
  7. #e4bfd5
  8. #ebcfe0
  9. #f1dfea
  10. #f8eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5e97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5e97
  2. #b56195
  3. #af6592
  4. #a96890
  5. #a36c8e
  6. #9e6f8c
  7. #987289
  8. #927687
  9. #8c7985
  10. #867d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a7289 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657499 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e8495 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c55e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #906c98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a7696 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c15e83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5e97 {
  color: #bb5e97;
}
Background
.bg-bb5e97 {
  background-color: #bb5e97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5e97 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5e97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5e97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 94 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5e97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5e97, #bb5e69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5e97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 94 151 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.54 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.88 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.78 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.99 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 10.26 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 10.61 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.89 #44a168 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bb5e97  rgb(187, 94, 151)  hsl(323, 41%, 55%)  Mulberry
#5ebb82  rgb(94, 187, 130)  hsl(143, 41%, 55%)  Medium Sea Green
#97bb5e  rgb(151, 187, 94)  hsl(83, 41%, 55%)  Olivine
#5e97bb  rgb(94, 151, 187)  hsl(203, 41%, 55%)  Carolina Blue