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#BB79CD

#bb79cd ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb79cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 40.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 287.14°, with 45.65% saturation and 63.92% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2865

Complementary

  1. #bb79cd
  2. #8bcd79

Split complementary

  1. #bb79cd
  2. #b5cd79
  3. #79cd91

Analogous

  1. #9179cd
  2. #bb79cd
  3. #cd79b5

Triadic

  1. #bb79cd
  2. #cdbb79
  3. #79cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb79cd
  2. #cd798b
  3. #8bcd79
  4. #79cdbb

Square

  1. #bb79cd
  2. #cd9179
  3. #8bcd79
  4. #79b5cd

Monochromatic

  1. #6d2f7e
  2. #9d44b6
  3. #bb79cd
  4. #d7b1e2
  5. #f4e8f7

Shades

#bb79cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb79cd
  2. #a86db9
  3. #9661a4
  4. #835590
  5. #70497b
  6. #5e3d67
  7. #4b3052
  8. #38243e
  9. #251829
  10. #130c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb79cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb79cd
  2. #c286d2
  3. #c994d7
  4. #cfa1dc
  5. #d6afe1
  6. #ddbce6
  7. #e4c9eb
  8. #ebd7f0
  9. #f1e4f5
  10. #f8f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb79cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb79cd
  2. #b57ac5
  3. #af7abe
  4. #a97bb6
  5. #a37cae
  6. #9e7da7
  7. #987d9f
  8. #927e97
  9. #8c7f8f
  10. #867f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a489ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d8dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e94ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc8499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9386cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a8acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb7fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb79cd {
  color: #bb79cd;
}
Background
.bg-bb79cd {
  background-color: #bb79cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb79cd {
  border: 2px solid #bb79cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb79cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 121 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 46% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb79cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb79cd, #cd79b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb79cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 121 205 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 3.72 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.75 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.09 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.71 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.22 #448632 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bb79cd  rgb(187, 121, 205)  hsl(287, 46%, 64%)  Floral Lavender
#8bcd79  rgb(139, 205, 121)  hsl(107, 46%, 64%)  Pistachio
#cdbb79  rgb(205, 187, 121)  hsl(47, 46%, 64%)  Ecru
#79cdbb  rgb(121, 205, 187)  hsl(167, 46%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine