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#BB6CD4

#bb6cd4 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb6cd4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 42.35% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.79% cyan, 49.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 285.58°, with 54.74% saturation and 62.75% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2604

Complementary

  1. #bb6cd4
  2. #85d46c

Split complementary

  1. #bb6cd4
  2. #b9d46c
  3. #6cd487

Analogous

  1. #876cd4
  2. #bb6cd4
  3. #d46cb9

Triadic

  1. #bb6cd4
  2. #d4bb6c
  3. #6cd4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6cd4
  2. #d46c85
  3. #85d46c
  4. #6cd4bb

Square

  1. #bb6cd4
  2. #d4876c
  3. #85d46c
  4. #6cb9d4

Monochromatic

  1. #6b2681
  2. #9c37bc
  3. #bb6cd4
  4. #d6a7e5
  5. #f2e2f7

Shades

#bb6cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6cd4
  2. #a861bf
  3. #9656aa
  4. #834c94
  5. #70417f
  6. #5e366a
  7. #4b2b55
  8. #382040
  9. #25162a
  10. #130b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6cd4
  2. #c27bd8
  3. #c989dd
  4. #cf98e1
  5. #d6a7e5
  6. #ddb6ea
  7. #e4c4ee
  8. #ebd3f2
  9. #f1e2f6
  10. #f8f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6cd4
  2. #b56ecc
  3. #af70c3
  4. #a972bb
  5. #a374b2
  6. #9e76aa
  7. #9878a2
  8. #927a99
  9. #8c7c91
  10. #867e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a180ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5886d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708ed1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb7b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b7dd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9482d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb75b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6cd4 {
  color: #bb6cd4;
}
Background
.bg-bb6cd4 {
  background-color: #bb6cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 108 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 55% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6cd4, #d46cb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 108 212 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.17 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.10 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.95 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.84 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.37 #44932b Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bb6cd4  rgb(187, 108, 212)  hsl(286, 55%, 63%)  Floral Lavender
#85d46c  rgb(133, 212, 108)  hsl(106, 55%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#d4bb6c  rgb(212, 187, 108)  hsl(46, 55%, 63%)  Vegas Gold
#6cd4bb  rgb(108, 212, 187)  hsl(166, 55%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine