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#BC059E

#bc059e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc059e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 1.96% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.34% magenta, 15.96% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.84°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.52.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #bc059e
  2. #05bc23

Split complementary

  1. #bc059e
  2. #42bc05
  3. #05bc7f

Analogous

  1. #7f05bc
  2. #bc059e
  3. #bc0542

Triadic

  1. #bc059e
  2. #9ebc05
  3. #059ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc059e
  2. #bc2305
  3. #05bc23
  4. #059ebc

Square

  1. #bc059e
  2. #bc7f05
  3. #05bc23
  4. #0542bc

Monochromatic

  1. #270121
  2. #71035f
  3. #bc059e
  4. #f915d3
  5. #fb5fe1

Shades

#bc059e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc059e
  2. #a9058e
  3. #96047e
  4. #84046f
  5. #71035f
  6. #5e034f
  7. #4b023f
  8. #38022f
  9. #260120
  10. #130110
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc059e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc059e
  2. #c31ea8
  3. #c937b1
  4. #d050bb
  5. #d769c5
  6. #de82cf
  7. #e49bd8
  8. #ebb4e2
  9. #f2cdec
  10. #f8e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc059e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc059e
  2. #b6119b
  3. #b01e98
  4. #aa2a95
  5. #a43692
  6. #9e438f
  7. #984f8c
  8. #925b89
  9. #8c6786
  10. #867483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1656a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6f9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c71d5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d43a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d579c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3167c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc059e {
  color: #bc059e;
}
Background
.bg-bc059e {
  background-color: #bc059e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc059e {
  border: 2px solid #bc059e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc059e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 5 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc059e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc059e, #bc0542);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc059e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 5 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.52 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.66 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.02 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.01 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.15 #43fa61 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc059e  rgb(188, 5, 158)  hsl(310, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#05bc23  rgb(5, 188, 35)  hsl(130, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#9ebc05  rgb(158, 188, 5)  hsl(70, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#059ebc  rgb(5, 158, 188)  hsl(190, 95%, 38%)  Bondi Blue