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Color space conversion

Conversion of this color for each color space representation
RGB open »
Red Green Blue
73.33% 25.88% 73.33%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
300° 47.83% 49.61%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
300° 64.71% 73.33%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.73 0.26 0.73
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.83 0.48 0.5
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.83 0.65 0.73
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
0% 65% 0% 27%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.45 0.16 0.2
XYZ
X Y Z
31.41 18.05 48.84
CIE Lab
L a b
49.56 63.12 -40.07

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CSS notation

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#bb42bb
rgb(187,66,187)
hsl(300, 48%, 50%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #bb42bb

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #bb42bb

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #bb42bb

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #bb42bb

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #bb42bb

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #bb42bb

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #bb42bb

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #bb42bb

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #bb42bb

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #bb42bb

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.