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#BB1C8D

#bb1c8d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb1c8d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 10.98% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.03% magenta, 24.6% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 317.36°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #bb1c8d
  2. #1cbb4a

Split complementary

  1. #bb1c8d
  2. #3ebb1c
  3. #1cbb9a

Analogous

  1. #9a1cbb
  2. #bb1c8d
  3. #bb1c3e

Triadic

  1. #bb1c8d
  2. #8dbb1c
  3. #1c8dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1c8d
  2. #bb4a1c
  3. #1cbb4a
  4. #1c8dbb

Square

  1. #bb1c8d
  2. #bb9a1c
  3. #1cbb4a
  4. #1c3ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #360829
  2. #78125b
  3. #bb1c8d
  4. #e341b4
  5. #ed84ce

Shades

#bb1c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1c8d
  2. #a8197f
  3. #961671
  4. #831463
  5. #701155
  6. #5e0e47
  7. #4b0b38
  8. #38082a
  9. #25061c
  10. #13030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1c8d
  2. #c23398
  3. #c949a4
  4. #cf60af
  5. #d677bb
  6. #dd8ec6
  7. #e4a4d1
  8. #ebbbdd
  9. #f1d2e8
  10. #f8e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1c8d
  2. #b5268c
  3. #af308a
  4. #a93a89
  5. #a34488
  6. #9e4e87
  7. #985885
  8. #926284
  9. #8c6c83
  10. #867681
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #335690 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666f8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c81b55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81458f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90598b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c31c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1c8d {
  color: #bb1c8d;
}
Background
.bg-bb1c8d {
  background-color: #bb1c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1c8d {
  border: 2px solid #bb1c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 28 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1c8d, #bb1c3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 28 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.41 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.76 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.88 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.56 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.13 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.38 #44e372 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb1c8d  rgb(187, 28, 141)  hsl(317, 74%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#1cbb4a  rgb(28, 187, 74)  hsl(137, 74%, 42%)  Lime Green
#8dbb1c  rgb(141, 187, 28)  hsl(77, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#1c8dbb  rgb(28, 141, 187)  hsl(197, 74%, 42%)  Bondi Blue