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#BB1CA7

#bb1ca7 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb1ca7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.03% magenta, 10.7% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 307.55°, 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.68.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #bb1ca7
  2. #1cbb30

Split complementary

  1. #bb1ca7
  2. #57bb1c
  3. #1cbb80

Analogous

  1. #801cbb
  2. #bb1ca7
  3. #bb1c57

Triadic

  1. #bb1ca7
  2. #a7bb1c
  3. #1ca7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1ca7
  2. #bb301c
  3. #1cbb30
  4. #1ca7bb

Square

  1. #bb1ca7
  2. #bb801c
  3. #1cbb30
  4. #1c57bb

Monochromatic

  1. #360830
  2. #78126c
  3. #bb1ca7
  4. #e341ce
  5. #ed84df

Shades

#bb1ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1ca7
  2. #a81996
  3. #961686
  4. #831475
  5. #701164
  6. #5e0e54
  7. #4b0b43
  8. #380832
  9. #250621
  10. #130311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1ca7
  2. #c233b0
  3. #c949b9
  4. #cf60c1
  5. #d677ca
  6. #dd8ed3
  7. #e4a4dc
  8. #ebbbe5
  9. #f1d2ed
  10. #f8e8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1ca7
  2. #b526a3
  3. #af309f
  4. #a93a9b
  5. #a34497
  6. #9e4e94
  7. #985890
  8. #92628c
  9. #8c6c88
  10. #867684
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #175baa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b71a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c42f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d49a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5ba5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c12984 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1ca7 {
  color: #bb1ca7;
}
Background
.bg-bb1ca7 {
  background-color: #bb1ca7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 28 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1ca7, #bb1c57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 28 167 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.67 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.69 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.34 #44e358 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb1ca7  rgb(187, 28, 167)  hsl(308, 74%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#1cbb30  rgb(28, 187, 48)  hsl(128, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#a7bb1c  rgb(167, 187, 28)  hsl(68, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#1ca7bb  rgb(28, 167, 187)  hsl(188, 74%, 42%)  Bondi Blue