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#BB79C7

#bb79c7 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb79c7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 47.45% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.03% cyan, 39.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 290.77°, with 41.05% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.2836

Complementary

  1. #bb79c7
  2. #85c779

Split complementary

  1. #bb79c7
  2. #acc779
  3. #79c794

Analogous

  1. #9479c7
  2. #bb79c7
  3. #c779ac

Triadic

  1. #bb79c7
  2. #c7bb79
  3. #79c7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb79c7
  2. #c77985
  3. #85c779
  4. #79c7bb

Square

  1. #bb79c7
  2. #c79479
  3. #85c779
  4. #79acc7

Monochromatic

  1. #6b3176
  2. #9c48ac
  3. #bb79c7
  4. #d6afde
  5. #f2e5f4

Shades

#bb79c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb79c7
  2. #a86db3
  3. #96619f
  4. #83558b
  5. #704977
  6. #5e3d64
  7. #4b3050
  8. #38243c
  9. #251828
  10. #130c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb79c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb79c7
  2. #c286cd
  3. #c994d2
  4. #cfa1d8
  5. #d6afdd
  6. #ddbce3
  7. #e4c9e9
  8. #ebd7ee
  9. #f1e4f4
  10. #f8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb79c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb79c7
  2. #b57ac0
  3. #af7ab9
  4. #a97bb2
  5. #a37cab
  6. #9e7da4
  7. #987d9c
  8. #927e95
  9. #8c7f8e
  10. #867f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a488a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8cca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8094c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd8297 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9485c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b8ac6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc7fac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb79c7 {
  color: #bb79c7;
}
Background
.bg-bb79c7 {
  background-color: #bb79c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb79c7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb79c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb79c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 121 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 41% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb79c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb79c7, #c779ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb79c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 121 199 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.86 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.83 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.73 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.26 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.59 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.62 #448638 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bb79c7  rgb(187, 121, 199)  hsl(291, 41%, 63%)  Floral Lavender
#85c779  rgb(133, 199, 121)  hsl(111, 41%, 63%)  Pistachio
#c7bb79  rgb(199, 187, 121)  hsl(51, 41%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#79c7bb  rgb(121, 199, 187)  hsl(171, 41%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise