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#BB3A8D

#bb3a8d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb3a8d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 22.75% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.98% magenta, 24.6% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 321.4°, with 52.65% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #bb3a8d
  2. #3abb68

Split complementary

  1. #bb3a8d
  2. #4cbb3a
  3. #3abba9

Analogous

  1. #a93abb
  2. #bb3a8d
  3. #bb3a4c

Triadic

  1. #bb3a8d
  2. #8dbb3a
  3. #3a8dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3a8d
  2. #bb683a
  3. #3abb68
  4. #3a8dbb

Square

  1. #bb3a8d
  2. #bba93a
  3. #3abb68
  4. #3a4cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #461635
  2. #812861
  3. #bb3a8d
  4. #d26faf
  5. #e4aacf

Shades

#bb3a8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3a8d
  2. #a8347f
  3. #962e71
  4. #832963
  5. #702355
  6. #5e1d47
  7. #4b1738
  8. #38112a
  9. #250c1c
  10. #13060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3a8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3a8d
  2. #c24e98
  3. #c961a4
  4. #cf75af
  5. #d689bb
  6. #dd9dc6
  7. #e4b0d1
  8. #ebc4dd
  9. #f1d8e8
  10. #f8ebf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3a8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3a8d
  2. #b5418c
  3. #af488a
  4. #a94f89
  5. #a35688
  6. #9e5d87
  7. #986485
  8. #926b84
  9. #8c7283
  10. #867981
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48608f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f768a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7385e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86538e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93638b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c33974 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3a8d {
  color: #bb3a8d;
}
Background
.bg-bb3a8d {
  background-color: #bb3a8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3a8d {
  border: 2px solid #bb3a8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3a8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 58 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3a8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3a8d, #bb3a4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3a8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 58 141 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.78 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.06 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.85 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.81 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.84 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.88 #44c572 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb3a8d  rgb(187, 58, 141)  hsl(321, 53%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#3abb68  rgb(58, 187, 104)  hsl(141, 53%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#8dbb3a  rgb(141, 187, 58)  hsl(81, 53%, 48%)  Apple Green
#3a8dbb  rgb(58, 141, 187)  hsl(201, 53%, 48%)  Air Force Blue