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#BB3780

#bb3780 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb3780 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 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 31.55% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 326.82°, 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1486

Complementary

  1. #bb3780
  2. #37bb72

Split complementary

  1. #bb3780
  2. #3ebb37
  3. #37bbb4

Analogous

  1. #b437bb
  2. #bb3780
  3. #bb373e

Triadic

  1. #bb3780
  2. #80bb37
  3. #3780bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3780
  2. #bb7237
  3. #37bb72
  4. #3780bb

Square

  1. #bb3780
  2. #bbb437
  3. #37bb72
  4. #373ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #45142f
  2. #802658
  3. #bb3780
  4. #d36ba5
  5. #e5a6c9

Shades

#bb3780 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3780
  2. #a83273
  3. #962c66
  4. #83275a
  5. #70214d
  6. #5e1c40
  7. #4b1633
  8. #381126
  9. #250b1a
  10. #13060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3780 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3780
  2. #c24b8d
  3. #c95f99
  4. #cf73a6
  5. #d687b3
  6. #dd9bc0
  7. #e4afcc
  8. #ebc3d9
  9. #f1d7e6
  10. #f8ebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3780 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3780
  2. #b53e80
  3. #af4680
  4. #a94d80
  5. #a35480
  6. #9e5c80
  7. #986380
  8. #926a80
  9. #8c7180
  10. #867980
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925b74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c5d82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71747d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c92f57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95617e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3326a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3780 {
  color: #bb3780;
}
Background
.bg-bb3780 {
  background-color: #bb3780;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3780 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3780;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3780;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3780 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3780, #bb373e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3780 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 128 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.32 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.05 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.73 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.55 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.88 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.80 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.10 #44c87f Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb3780  rgb(187, 55, 128)  hsl(327, 55%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#37bb72  rgb(55, 187, 114)  hsl(147, 55%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#80bb37  rgb(128, 187, 55)  hsl(87, 55%, 47%)  Apple Green
#3780bb  rgb(55, 128, 187)  hsl(207, 55%, 47%)  Steel Blue