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#BB8BCE

#bb8bce ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bb8bce is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 54.51% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 32.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 282.99°, with 40.61% saturation and 67.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.3349

Complementary

  1. #bb8bce
  2. #9ece8b

Split complementary

  1. #bb8bce
  2. #c0ce8b
  3. #8bce9a

Analogous

  1. #9a8bce
  2. #bb8bce
  3. #ce8bc0

Triadic

  1. #bb8bce
  2. #cebb8b
  3. #8bcebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8bce
  2. #ce8b9e
  3. #9ece8b
  4. #8bcebb

Square

  1. #bb8bce
  2. #ce9a8b
  3. #9ece8b
  4. #8bc0ce

Monochromatic

  1. #713987
  2. #9b55b7
  3. #bb8bce
  4. #dbc1e5
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#bb8bce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8bce
  2. #a87db9
  3. #966fa5
  4. #836190
  5. #70537c
  6. #5e4667
  7. #4b3852
  8. #382a3e
  9. #251c29
  10. #130e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8bce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8bce
  2. #c297d3
  3. #c9a2d8
  4. #cfaedd
  5. #d6b9e2
  6. #ddc5e7
  7. #e4d1eb
  8. #ebdcf0
  9. #f1e8f5
  10. #f8f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8bce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8bce
  2. #b58ac6
  3. #af89be
  4. #a988b7
  5. #a387af
  6. #9e86a7
  7. #98849f
  8. #928397
  9. #8c8290
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa96b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9ecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba93a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c94d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a197cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb90b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8bce {
  color: #bb8bce;
}
Background
.bg-bb8bce {
  background-color: #bb8bce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8bce {
  border: 2px solid #bb8bce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8bce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 139 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8bce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8bce, #ce8bc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8bce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 139 206 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.73 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.79 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.78 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.79 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.83 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.74 #447431 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bb8bce  rgb(187, 139, 206)  hsl(283, 41%, 68%)  Floral Lavender
#9ece8b  rgb(158, 206, 139)  hsl(103, 41%, 68%)  Pistachio
#cebb8b  rgb(206, 187, 139)  hsl(43, 41%, 68%)  Ecru
#8bcebb  rgb(139, 206, 187)  hsl(163, 41%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine