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#BB72CD

#bb72cd ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb72cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 44.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 288.13°, with 47.64% saturation and 62.55% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.2701

Complementary

  1. #bb72cd
  2. #84cd72

Split complementary

  1. #bb72cd
  2. #b2cd72
  3. #72cd8e

Analogous

  1. #8e72cd
  2. #bb72cd
  3. #cd72b2

Triadic

  1. #bb72cd
  2. #cdbb72
  3. #72cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb72cd
  2. #cd7284
  3. #84cd72
  4. #72cdbb

Square

  1. #bb72cd
  2. #cd8e72
  3. #84cd72
  4. #72b2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #6b2b7b
  2. #9c3fb3
  3. #bb72cd
  4. #d6aae1
  5. #f1e3f5

Shades

#bb72cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb72cd
  2. #a867b9
  3. #965ba4
  4. #835090
  5. #70447b
  6. #5e3967
  7. #4b2e52
  8. #38223e
  9. #251729
  10. #130b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb72cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb72cd
  2. #c280d2
  3. #c98ed7
  4. #cf9cdc
  5. #d6aae1
  6. #ddb9e6
  7. #e4c7eb
  8. #ebd5f0
  9. #f1e3f5
  10. #f8f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb72cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb72cd
  2. #b573c5
  3. #af75be
  4. #a976b6
  5. #a378ae
  6. #9e79a7
  7. #987a9f
  8. #927c97
  9. #8c7d8f
  10. #867f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a284ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6489d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7891ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc7e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f80cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9785cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb79af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb72cd {
  color: #bb72cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb72cd {
  background-color: #bb72cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb72cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb72cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb72cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 114 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 48% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb72cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb72cd, #cd72b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb72cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 114 205 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.41 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.16 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.48 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.54 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.96 #448d32 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bb72cd  rgb(187, 114, 205)  hsl(288, 48%, 63%)  Floral Lavender
#84cd72  rgb(132, 205, 114)  hsl(108, 48%, 63%)  Mantis
#cdbb72  rgb(205, 187, 114)  hsl(48, 48%, 63%)  Vegas Gold
#72cdbb  rgb(114, 205, 187)  hsl(168, 48%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine