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#BB266D

#bb266d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb266d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 14.9% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.68% magenta, 41.71% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 331.41°, with 66.22% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #bb266d
  2. #26bb74

Split complementary

  1. #bb266d
  2. #26bb2a
  3. #26b8bb

Analogous

  1. #bb26b8
  2. #bb266d
  3. #bb2a26

Triadic

  1. #bb266d
  2. #6dbb26
  3. #266dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb266d
  2. #bb7426
  3. #26bb74
  4. #266dbb

Square

  1. #bb266d
  2. #b8bb26
  3. #26bb74
  4. #2a26bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0c23
  2. #7b1948
  3. #bb266d
  4. #dc5294
  5. #e991bb

Shades

#bb266d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb266d
  2. #a82262
  3. #961e57
  4. #831b4c
  5. #701741
  6. #5e1337
  7. #4b0f2c
  8. #380b21
  9. #250816
  10. #13040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb266d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb266d
  2. #c23c7c
  3. #c9518a
  4. #cf6799
  5. #d67da7
  6. #dd93b6
  7. #e4a8c5
  8. #ebbed3
  9. #f1d4e2
  10. #f8e9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb266d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb266d
  2. #b52f6f
  3. #af3871
  4. #a94173
  5. #a34a75
  6. #9e5377
  7. #985c78
  8. #92657a
  9. #8c6e7c
  10. #86777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905368 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48536f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716f6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb0547 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86456e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945b6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51758 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb266d {
  color: #bb266d;
}
Background
.bg-bb266d {
  background-color: #bb266d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb266d {
  border: 2px solid #bb266d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb266d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 38 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb266d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb266d, #bb2a26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb266d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 38 109 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.30 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.39 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.94 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.32 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.39 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.49 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.51 #44d992 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb266d  rgb(187, 38, 109)  hsl(331, 66%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#26bb74  rgb(38, 187, 116)  hsl(151, 66%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#6dbb26  rgb(109, 187, 38)  hsl(91, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#266dbb  rgb(38, 109, 187)  hsl(211, 66%, 44%)  True Blue