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#BB7AE1

#bb7ae1 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bb7ae1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 47.84% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.89% cyan, 45.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 277.86°, with 63.19% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2992

Complementary

  1. #bb7ae1
  2. #a0e17a

Split complementary

  1. #bb7ae1
  2. #d4e17a
  3. #7ae187

Analogous

  1. #877ae1
  2. #bb7ae1
  3. #e17ad4

Triadic

  1. #bb7ae1
  2. #e1bb7a
  3. #7ae1bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7ae1
  2. #e17aa0
  3. #a0e17a
  4. #7ae1bb

Square

  1. #bb7ae1
  2. #e1877a
  3. #a0e17a
  4. #7ad4e1

Monochromatic

  1. #71249e
  2. #9b3cd3
  3. #bb7ae1
  4. #dbb8ef
  5. #f6eefb

Shades

#bb7ae1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7ae1
  2. #a86ecb
  3. #9662b4
  4. #83559e
  5. #704987
  6. #5e3d71
  7. #4b315a
  8. #382544
  9. #25182d
  10. #130c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7ae1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7ae1
  2. #c287e4
  3. #c995e7
  4. #cfa2ea
  5. #d6afed
  6. #ddbdf0
  7. #e4caf3
  8. #ebd7f6
  9. #f1e4f9
  10. #f8f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7ae1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7ae1
  2. #b57bd7
  3. #af7bce
  4. #a97cc4
  5. #a37cba
  6. #9e7db1
  7. #987ea7
  8. #927e9d
  9. #8c7f93
  10. #867f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58bb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6491e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7596de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b78aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f89e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #968cdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b984bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7ae1 {
  color: #bb7ae1;
}
Background
.bg-bb7ae1 {
  background-color: #bb7ae1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7ae1 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7ae1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7ae1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 122 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 63% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7ae1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7ae1, #e17ad4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7ae1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 122 225 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 1.70 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.62 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.05 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.72 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.27 #44851e Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bb7ae1  rgb(187, 122, 225)  hsl(278, 63%, 68%)  Floral Lavender
#a0e17a  rgb(160, 225, 122)  hsl(98, 63%, 68%)  Light Green
#e1bb7a  rgb(225, 187, 122)  hsl(38, 63%, 68%)  Burly Wood
#7ae1bb  rgb(122, 225, 187)  hsl(158, 63%, 68%)  Seafoam Green