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#BB78AB

#bb78ab ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb78ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 47.06% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.83% magenta, 8.56% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 314.33°, with 33% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2694

Complementary

  1. #bb78ab
  2. #78bb88

Split complementary

  1. #bb78ab
  2. #8abb78
  3. #78bbaa

Analogous

  1. #aa78bb
  2. #bb78ab
  3. #bb788a

Triadic

  1. #bb78ab
  2. #abbb78
  3. #78abbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb78ab
  2. #bb8878
  3. #78bb88
  4. #78abbb

Square

  1. #bb78ab
  2. #bbaa78
  3. #78bb88
  4. #788abb

Monochromatic

  1. #66345a
  2. #994d87
  3. #bb78ab
  4. #d5abcb
  5. #eedeea

Shades

#bb78ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb78ab
  2. #a86c9a
  3. #966089
  4. #835478
  5. #704867
  6. #5e3c56
  7. #4b3044
  8. #382433
  9. #251822
  10. #130c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb78ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb78ab
  2. #c286b3
  3. #c993bc
  4. #cfa1c4
  5. #d6aecd
  6. #ddbcd5
  7. #e4c9dd
  8. #ebd7e6
  9. #f1e4ee
  10. #f8f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb78ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb78ab
  2. #b579a7
  3. #af7aa2
  4. #a97a9e
  5. #a37b9a
  6. #9e7c96
  7. #987d91
  8. #927e8d
  9. #8c7e89
  10. #867f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2869a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7988ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8991a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c27a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9882ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a088aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf7999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb78ab {
  color: #bb78ab;
}
Background
.bg-bb78ab {
  background-color: #bb78ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb78ab {
  border: 2px solid #bb78ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb78ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 120 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 33% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb78ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb78ab, #bb788a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb78ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 120 171 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 4.21 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.18 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.30 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 10.32 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.75 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 10.98 #448754 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#bb78ab  rgb(187, 120, 171)  hsl(314, 33%, 60%)  Sky Magenta
#78bb88  rgb(120, 187, 136)  hsl(134, 33%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#abbb78  rgb(171, 187, 120)  hsl(74, 33%, 60%)  Olivine
#78abbb  rgb(120, 171, 187)  hsl(194, 33%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue