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#BB227B

#bb227b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb227b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 13.33% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 34.22% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 325.1°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1314

Complementary

  1. #bb227b
  2. #22bb62

Split complementary

  1. #bb227b
  2. #2ebb22
  3. #22bbae

Analogous

  1. #ae22bb
  2. #bb227b
  3. #bb222e

Triadic

  1. #bb227b
  2. #7bbb22
  3. #227bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb227b
  2. #bb6222
  3. #22bb62
  4. #227bbb

Square

  1. #bb227b
  2. #bbae22
  3. #22bb62
  4. #222ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0a26
  2. #7a1650
  3. #bb227b
  4. #de4ba1
  5. #ea8cc3

Shades

#bb227b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb227b
  2. #a81f6f
  3. #961b62
  4. #831856
  5. #70144a
  6. #5e113e
  7. #4b0e31
  8. #380a25
  9. #250719
  10. #13030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb227b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb227b
  2. #c23888
  3. #c94e95
  4. #cf64a3
  5. #d67ab0
  6. #dd91bd
  7. #e4a7ca
  8. #ebbdd7
  9. #f1d3e5
  10. #f8e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb227b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb227b
  2. #b52b7c
  3. #af357c
  4. #a93e7d
  5. #a3487d
  6. #9e517e
  7. #985a7e
  8. #92647f
  9. #8c6d7f
  10. #867780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90526f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #40547d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6f78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9104d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84457c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925a79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c41962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb227b {
  color: #bb227b;
}
Background
.bg-bb227b {
  background-color: #bb227b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb227b {
  border: 2px solid #bb227b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb227b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 34 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb227b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb227b, #bb222e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb227b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 34 123 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.48 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.82 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.00 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.71 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.86 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.02 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.07 #44dd84 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb227b  rgb(187, 34, 123)  hsl(325, 69%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#22bb62  rgb(34, 187, 98)  hsl(145, 69%, 43%)  Medium Sea Green
#7bbb22  rgb(123, 187, 34)  hsl(85, 69%, 43%)  Apple Green
#227bbb  rgb(34, 123, 187)  hsl(205, 69%, 43%)  French Blue