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#BB166D

#bb166d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb166d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 8.63% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 41.71% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 328.36°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1224

Complementary

  1. #bb166d
  2. #16bb64

Split complementary

  1. #bb166d
  2. #1bbb16
  3. #16bbb6

Analogous

  1. #b616bb
  2. #bb166d
  3. #bb161b

Triadic

  1. #bb166d
  2. #6dbb16
  3. #166dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb166d
  2. #bb6416
  3. #16bb64
  4. #166dbb

Square

  1. #bb166d
  2. #bbb616
  3. #16bb64
  4. #161bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #32061d
  2. #770e45
  3. #bb166d
  4. #e73694
  5. #ef7bb8

Shades

#bb166d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb166d
  2. #a81462
  3. #961257
  4. #830f4c
  5. #700d41
  6. #5e0b37
  7. #4b092c
  8. #380721
  9. #250416
  10. #13020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb166d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb166d
  2. #c22d7c
  3. #c9458a
  4. #cf5c99
  5. #d673a7
  6. #dd8bb6
  7. #e4a2c5
  8. #ebb9d3
  9. #f1d0e2
  10. #f8e8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb166d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb166d
  2. #b5216f
  3. #af2b71
  4. #a93673
  5. #a34075
  6. #9e4b77
  7. #985678
  8. #92607a
  9. #8c6b7c
  10. #86757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #414f6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6d69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb0042 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #843f6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93576b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50056 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb166d {
  color: #bb166d;
}
Background
.bg-bb166d {
  background-color: #bb166d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb166d {
  border: 2px solid #bb166d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb166d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 22 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb166d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb166d, #bb161b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb166d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 22 109 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.92 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 4.95 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.66 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.32 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.40 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.68 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 10.52 #44e992 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb166d  rgb(187, 22, 109)  hsl(328, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#16bb64  rgb(22, 187, 100)  hsl(148, 79%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green
#6dbb16  rgb(109, 187, 22)  hsl(88, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#166dbb  rgb(22, 109, 187)  hsl(208, 79%, 41%)  French Blue