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#BB2A7D

#bb2a7d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb2a7d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.47% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.54% magenta, 33.16% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 325.66°, with 63.32% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.137

Complementary

  1. #bb2a7d
  2. #2abb68

Split complementary

  1. #bb2a7d
  2. #34bb2a
  3. #2abbb1

Analogous

  1. #b12abb
  2. #bb2a7d
  3. #bb2a34

Triadic

  1. #bb2a7d
  2. #7dbb2a
  3. #2a7dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2a7d
  2. #bb682a
  3. #2abb68
  4. #2a7dbb

Square

  1. #bb2a7d
  2. #bbb12a
  3. #2abb68
  4. #2a34bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0e29
  2. #7d1c53
  3. #bb2a7d
  4. #d958a2
  5. #e896c5

Shades

#bb2a7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2a7d
  2. #a82671
  3. #962264
  4. #831d58
  5. #70194b
  6. #5e153f
  7. #4b1132
  8. #380d26
  9. #250819
  10. #13040d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2a7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2a7d
  2. #c23f8a
  3. #c95597
  4. #cf6aa4
  5. #d67fb1
  6. #dd95be
  7. #e4aacb
  8. #ebbfd8
  9. #f1d4e5
  10. #f8eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2a7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2a7d
  2. #b5337d
  3. #af3b7e
  4. #a9447e
  5. #a34c7e
  6. #9e557f
  7. #985e7f
  8. #92667f
  9. #8c6f7f
  10. #867780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #44577f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e717a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c91e50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85497e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935c7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c42365 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2a7d {
  color: #bb2a7d;
}
Background
.bg-bb2a7d {
  background-color: #bb2a7d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2a7d {
  border: 2px solid #bb2a7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2a7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 42 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2a7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2a7d, #bb2a34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2a7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 42 125 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.42 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.53 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.82 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.49 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.72 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.86 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.28 #44d582 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb2a7d  rgb(187, 42, 125)  hsl(326, 63%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#2abb68  rgb(42, 187, 104)  hsl(146, 63%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#7dbb2a  rgb(125, 187, 42)  hsl(86, 63%, 45%)  Apple Green
#2a7dbb  rgb(42, 125, 187)  hsl(206, 63%, 45%)  Steel Blue