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#BB72B8

#bb72b8 ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb72b8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 44.71% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.04% magenta, 1.6% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 302.47°, with 34.93% saturation and 59.02% 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 Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2606

Complementary

  1. #bb72b8
  2. #72bb75

Split complementary

  1. #bb72b8
  2. #93bb72
  3. #72bb9a

Analogous

  1. #9a72bb
  2. #bb72b8
  3. #bb7293

Triadic

  1. #bb72b8
  2. #b8bb72
  3. #72b8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb72b8
  2. #bb7572
  3. #72bb75
  4. #72b8bb

Square

  1. #bb72b8
  2. #bb9a72
  3. #72bb75
  4. #7293bb

Monochromatic

  1. #643062
  2. #974994
  3. #bb72b8
  4. #d4a6d2
  5. #edd9ec

Shades

#bb72b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb72b8
  2. #a867a6
  3. #965b93
  4. #835081
  5. #70446e
  6. #5e395c
  7. #4b2e4a
  8. #382237
  9. #251725
  10. #130b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb72b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb72b8
  2. #c280bf
  3. #c98ec6
  4. #cf9ccd
  5. #d6aad4
  6. #ddb9dc
  7. #e4c7e3
  8. #ebd5ea
  9. #f1e3f1
  10. #f8f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb72b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb72b8
  2. #b573b2
  3. #af75ad
  4. #a976a7
  5. #a378a2
  6. #9e799c
  7. #987a96
  8. #927c91
  9. #8c7d8b
  10. #867f86
  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 #a1829f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e86bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #818fb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0788d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #937eba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b84b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be76a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb72b8 {
  color: #bb72b8;
}
Background
.bg-bb72b8 {
  background-color: #bb72b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb72b8 {
  border: 2px solid #bb72b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb72b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 114 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 35% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb72b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb72b8, #bb7293);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb72b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 114 184 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 5.36 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.03 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.41 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.76 #448d47 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#bb72b8  rgb(187, 114, 184)  hsl(302, 35%, 59%)  Sky Magenta
#72bb75  rgb(114, 187, 117)  hsl(122, 35%, 59%)  Mantis
#b8bb72  rgb(184, 187, 114)  hsl(62, 35%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#72b8bb  rgb(114, 184, 187)  hsl(182, 35%, 59%)  Verdigris