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#BB007C

#bb007c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb007c is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 33.69% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 320.21°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1202

Complementary

  1. #bb007c
  2. #00bb3f

Split complementary

  1. #bb007c
  2. #1fbb00
  3. #00bb9d

Analogous

  1. #9d00bb
  2. #bb007c
  3. #bb001f

Triadic

  1. #bb007c
  2. #7cbb00
  3. #007cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb007c
  2. #bb3f00
  3. #00bb3f
  4. #007cbb

Square

  1. #bb007c
  2. #bb9d00
  3. #00bb3f
  4. #001fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #220017
  2. #6f0049
  3. #bb007c
  4. #ff09ac
  5. #ff55c6

Shades

#bb007c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb007c
  2. #a80070
  3. #960063
  4. #830057
  5. #70004a
  6. #5e003e
  7. #4b0032
  8. #380025
  9. #250019
  10. #13000c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb007c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb007c
  2. #c21a89
  3. #c93396
  4. #cf4da3
  5. #d666b0
  6. #dd80be
  7. #e499cb
  8. #ebb3d8
  9. #f1cce5
  10. #f8e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb007c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb007c
  2. #b50d7c
  3. #af1a7d
  4. #a9267d
  5. #a3337e
  6. #9e407e
  7. #984d7e
  8. #925a7f
  9. #8c667f
  10. #867380
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4c6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #344e7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676c78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca0047 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813d7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90547a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c40061 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb007c {
  color: #bb007c;
}
Background
.bg-bb007c {
  background-color: #bb007c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb007c {
  border: 2px solid #bb007c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb007c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 0 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb007c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb007c, #bb001f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb007c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 0 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.24 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.46 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.96 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.69 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.26 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.36 #44ff83 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb007c  rgb(187, 0, 124)  hsl(320, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#00bb3f  rgb(0, 187, 63)  hsl(140, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#7cbb00  rgb(124, 187, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green
#007cbb  rgb(0, 124, 187)  hsl(200, 100%, 37%)  French Blue