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#BB87AD

#bb87ad ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb87ad is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 52.94% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.81% magenta, 7.49% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 316.15°, with 27.66% saturation and 63.14% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 7.57.

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Relative luminance0.3091

Complementary

  1. #bb87ad
  2. #87bb95

Split complementary

  1. #bb87ad
  2. #93bb87
  3. #87bbaf

Analogous

  1. #af87bb
  2. #bb87ad
  3. #bb8793

Triadic

  1. #bb87ad
  2. #adbb87
  3. #87adbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb87ad
  2. #bb9587
  3. #87bb95
  4. #87adbb

Square

  1. #bb87ad
  2. #bbaf87
  3. #87bb95
  4. #8793bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6c3d5f
  2. #9d598a
  3. #bb87ad
  4. #d7b8ce
  5. #f2e9f0

Shades

#bb87ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb87ad
  2. #a87a9c
  3. #966c8a
  4. #835f79
  5. #705168
  6. #5e4457
  7. #4b3645
  8. #382934
  9. #251b23
  10. #130e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb87ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb87ad
  2. #c293b5
  3. #c99fbd
  4. #cfabc6
  5. #d6b7ce
  6. #ddc3d6
  7. #e4cfde
  8. #ebdbe6
  9. #f1e7ef
  10. #f8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb87ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb87ad
  2. #b586a9
  3. #af86a4
  4. #a985a0
  5. #a3849b
  6. #9e8497
  7. #988392
  8. #92828e
  9. #8c8189
  10. #868185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a791a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8892af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949aab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c18994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8eae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a593ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be889f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb87ad {
  color: #bb87ad;
}
Background
.bg-bb87ad {
  background-color: #bb87ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb87ad {
  border: 2px solid #bb87ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb87ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 135 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb87ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb87ad, #bb8793);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb87ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 135 173 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.57 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.77 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.57 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.47 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.63 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.72 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.15 #447852 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#bb87ad  rgb(187, 135, 173)  hsl(316, 28%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#87bb95  rgb(135, 187, 149)  hsl(136, 28%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#adbb87  rgb(173, 187, 135)  hsl(76, 28%, 63%)  Olivine
#87adbb  rgb(135, 173, 187)  hsl(196, 28%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue