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#BB1978

#bb1978 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb1978 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 9.8% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.63% magenta, 35.83% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 324.81°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1262

Complementary

  1. #bb1978
  2. #19bb5c

Split complementary

  1. #bb1978
  2. #27bb19
  3. #19bbad

Analogous

  1. #ad19bb
  2. #bb1978
  3. #bb1927

Triadic

  1. #bb1978
  2. #78bb19
  3. #1978bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1978
  2. #bb5c19
  3. #19bb5c
  4. #1978bb

Square

  1. #bb1978
  2. #bbad19
  3. #19bb5c
  4. #1927bb

Monochromatic

  1. #340721
  2. #78104d
  3. #bb1978
  4. #e53c9f
  5. #ee7fc0

Shades

#bb1978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1978
  2. #a8176c
  3. #961460
  4. #831254
  5. #700f48
  6. #5e0d3c
  7. #4b0a30
  8. #380824
  9. #250518
  10. #13030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1978
  2. #c23086
  3. #c94793
  4. #cf5ea1
  5. #d675ae
  6. #dd8cbc
  7. #e4a3c9
  8. #ebbad7
  9. #f1d1e4
  10. #f8e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1978
  2. #b52379
  3. #af2e7a
  4. #a9387a
  5. #a3427b
  6. #9e4d7c
  7. #98577d
  8. #92617e
  9. #8c6b7e
  10. #86767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f506c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e517a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b6e75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca0049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834279 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925876 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4085f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1978 {
  color: #bb1978;
}
Background
.bg-bb1978 {
  background-color: #bb1978;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1978 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 25 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1978, #bb1927);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 25 120 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.96 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.12 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.35 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.54 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.85 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.46 #44e687 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb1978  rgb(187, 25, 120)  hsl(325, 76%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#19bb5c  rgb(25, 187, 92)  hsl(145, 76%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#78bb19  rgb(120, 187, 25)  hsl(85, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green
#1978bb  rgb(25, 120, 187)  hsl(205, 76%, 42%)  French Blue