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#BB6AAA

#bb6aaa ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb6aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 41.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.32% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 312.59°, with 37.33% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2378

Complementary

  1. #bb6aaa
  2. #6abb7b

Split complementary

  1. #bb6aaa
  2. #81bb6a
  3. #6abba3

Analogous

  1. #a36abb
  2. #bb6aaa
  3. #bb6a81

Triadic

  1. #bb6aaa
  2. #aabb6a
  3. #6aaabb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6aaa
  2. #bb7b6a
  3. #6abb7b
  4. #6aaabb

Square

  1. #bb6aaa
  2. #bba36a
  3. #6abb7b
  4. #6a81bb

Monochromatic

  1. #602c55
  2. #954484
  3. #bb6aaa
  4. #d39fc8
  5. #ebd3e6

Shades

#bb6aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6aaa
  2. #a85f99
  3. #965588
  4. #834a77
  5. #704066
  6. #5e3555
  7. #4b2a44
  8. #382033
  9. #251522
  10. #130b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6aaa
  2. #c279b3
  3. #c988bb
  4. #cf97c4
  5. #d6a6cc
  6. #ddb5d5
  7. #e4c3dd
  8. #ebd2e6
  9. #f1e1ee
  10. #f8f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6aaa
  2. #b56ca6
  3. #af6ea2
  4. #a9719d
  5. #a37399
  6. #9e7595
  7. #987791
  8. #92798d
  9. #8c7c88
  10. #867e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e7c96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7eac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808aa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9277ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b7fa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf6c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6aaa {
  color: #bb6aaa;
}
Background
.bg-bb6aaa {
  background-color: #bb6aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6aaa {
  border: 2px solid #bb6aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 106 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 37% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6aaa, #bb6a81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 106 170 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 4.55 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.63 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.81 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.29 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.55 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.16 #449555 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#bb6aaa  rgb(187, 106, 170)  hsl(313, 37%, 57%)  Sky Magenta
#6abb7b  rgb(106, 187, 123)  hsl(133, 37%, 57%)  Emerald
#aabb6a  rgb(170, 187, 106)  hsl(73, 37%, 57%)  Olivine
#6aaabb  rgb(106, 170, 187)  hsl(193, 37%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue