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#BB037D

#bb037d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb037d is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 1.18% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.4% magenta, 33.16% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 320.22°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1211

Complementary

  1. #bb037d
  2. #03bb41

Split complementary

  1. #bb037d
  2. #21bb03
  3. #03bb9d

Analogous

  1. #9d03bb
  2. #bb037d
  3. #bb0321

Triadic

  1. #bb037d
  2. #7dbb03
  3. #037dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb037d
  2. #bb4103
  3. #03bb41
  4. #037dbb

Square

  1. #bb037d
  2. #bb9d03
  3. #03bb41
  4. #0321bb

Monochromatic

  1. #240118
  2. #70024b
  3. #bb037d
  4. #fb0fac
  5. #fc5bc6

Shades

#bb037d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb037d
  2. #a80371
  3. #960264
  4. #830258
  5. #70024b
  6. #5e023f
  7. #4b0132
  8. #380126
  9. #250119
  10. #13000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb037d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb037d
  2. #c21c8a
  3. #c93597
  4. #cf4fa4
  5. #d668b1
  6. #dd81be
  7. #e49acb
  8. #ebb3d8
  9. #f1cde5
  10. #f8e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb037d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb037d
  2. #b5107d
  3. #af1c7e
  4. #a9297e
  5. #a3357e
  6. #9e427f
  7. #984e7f
  8. #925b7f
  9. #8c677f
  10. #867480
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4c6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #344f7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676c79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813d7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90557b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c40062 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb037d {
  color: #bb037d;
}
Background
.bg-bb037d {
  background-color: #bb037d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb037d {
  border: 2px solid #bb037d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb037d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 3 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb037d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb037d, #bb0321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb037d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 3 125 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.13 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.63 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.96 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.57 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.08 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.14 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.43 #44fc82 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb037d  rgb(187, 3, 125)  hsl(320, 97%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#03bb41  rgb(3, 187, 65)  hsl(140, 97%, 37%)  Lime Green
#7dbb03  rgb(125, 187, 3)  hsl(80, 97%, 37%)  Apple Green
#037dbb  rgb(3, 125, 187)  hsl(200, 97%, 37%)  Steel Blue