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#BB72DC

#bb72dc ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bb72dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 48.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 281.32°, with 60.23% saturation and 65.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.2777

Complementary

  1. #bb72dc
  2. #93dc72

Split complementary

  1. #bb72dc
  2. #c8dc72
  3. #72dc86

Analogous

  1. #8672dc
  2. #bb72dc
  3. #dc72c8

Triadic

  1. #bb72dc
  2. #dcbb72
  3. #72dcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb72dc
  2. #dc7293
  3. #93dc72
  4. #72dcbb

Square

  1. #bb72dc
  2. #dc8672
  3. #93dc72
  4. #72c8dc

Monochromatic

  1. #6f2491
  2. #9d35cd
  3. #bb72dc
  4. #d9afeb
  5. #f6edfa

Shades

#bb72dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb72dc
  2. #a867c6
  3. #965bb0
  4. #83509a
  5. #704484
  6. #5e396e
  7. #4b2e58
  8. #382242
  9. #25172c
  10. #130b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb72dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb72dc
  2. #c280e0
  3. #c98ee3
  4. #cf9ce7
  5. #d6aaea
  6. #ddb9ee
  7. #e4c7f1
  8. #ebd5f5
  9. #f1e3f8
  10. #f8f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb72dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb72dc
  2. #b573d3
  3. #af75ca
  4. #a976c0
  5. #a378b7
  6. #9e79ae
  7. #987aa5
  8. #927c9c
  9. #8c7d92
  10. #867f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a385b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c8ce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7192d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9829d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c82de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9486da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba7cb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb72dc {
  color: #bb72dc;
}
Background
.bg-bb72dc {
  background-color: #bb72dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb72dc {
  border: 2px solid #bb72dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb72dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 114 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 60% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb72dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb72dc, #dc72c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb72dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 114 220 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 3.29 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.68 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.53 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.29 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.43 #448d23 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bb72dc  rgb(187, 114, 220)  hsl(281, 60%, 65%)  Floral Lavender
#93dc72  rgb(147, 220, 114)  hsl(101, 60%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#dcbb72  rgb(220, 187, 114)  hsl(41, 60%, 65%)  Burly Wood
#72dcbb  rgb(114, 220, 187)  hsl(161, 60%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine