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#BB377D

#bb377d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb377d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.57% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 33.16% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 328.18°, with 54.55% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #bb377d
  2. #37bb75

Split complementary

  1. #bb377d
  2. #3bbb37
  3. #37bbb7

Analogous

  1. #b737bb
  2. #bb377d
  3. #bb373b

Triadic

  1. #bb377d
  2. #7dbb37
  3. #377dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb377d
  2. #bb7537
  3. #37bb75
  4. #377dbb

Square

  1. #bb377d
  2. #bbb737
  3. #37bb75
  4. #373bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #45142e
  2. #802655
  3. #bb377d
  4. #d36ba2
  5. #e5a6c7

Shades

#bb377d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb377d
  2. #a83271
  3. #962c64
  4. #832758
  5. #70214b
  6. #5e1c3f
  7. #4b1632
  8. #381126
  9. #250b19
  10. #13060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb377d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb377d
  2. #c24b8a
  3. #c95f97
  4. #cf73a4
  5. #d687b1
  6. #dd9bbe
  7. #e4afcb
  8. #ebc3d8
  9. #f1d7e5
  10. #f8ebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb377d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb377d
  2. #b53e7d
  3. #af467e
  4. #a94d7e
  5. #a3547e
  6. #9e5c7f
  7. #98637f
  8. #926a7f
  9. #8c717f
  10. #867980
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925b73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5c7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72747a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c92e55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87507e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95617b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c43267 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb377d {
  color: #bb377d;
}
Background
.bg-bb377d {
  background-color: #bb377d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb377d {
  border: 2px solid #bb377d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb377d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb377d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb377d, #bb373b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb377d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 125 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.66 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.18 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.24 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.98 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.57 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.97 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.18 #44c882 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb377d  rgb(187, 55, 125)  hsl(328, 55%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#37bb75  rgb(55, 187, 117)  hsl(148, 55%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#7dbb37  rgb(125, 187, 55)  hsl(88, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#377dbb  rgb(55, 125, 187)  hsl(208, 55%, 47%)  Tufts Blue