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#BC059F

#bc059f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc059f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.34% magenta, 15.43% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.51°, 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.67.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #bc059f
  2. #05bc22

Split complementary

  1. #bc059f
  2. #43bc05
  3. #05bc7d

Analogous

  1. #7d05bc
  2. #bc059f
  3. #bc0543

Triadic

  1. #bc059f
  2. #9fbc05
  3. #059fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc059f
  2. #bc2205
  3. #05bc22
  4. #059fbc

Square

  1. #bc059f
  2. #bc7d05
  3. #05bc22
  4. #0543bc

Monochromatic

  1. #270121
  2. #710360
  3. #bc059f
  4. #f915d5
  5. #fb5fe2

Shades

#bc059f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc059f
  2. #a9058f
  3. #96047f
  4. #84046f
  5. #71035f
  6. #5e0350
  7. #4b0240
  8. #380230
  9. #260120
  10. #130110
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc059f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc059f
  2. #c31ea9
  3. #c937b2
  4. #d050bc
  5. #d769c5
  6. #de82cf
  7. #e49bd9
  8. #ebb4e2
  9. #f2cdec
  10. #f8e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc059f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc059f
  2. #b6119c
  3. #b01e99
  4. #aa2a96
  5. #a43693
  6. #9e4390
  7. #984f8c
  8. #925b89
  9. #8c6786
  10. #867483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1456a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c71e5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d43a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d579d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3177d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc059f {
  color: #bc059f;
}
Background
.bg-bc059f {
  background-color: #bc059f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc059f {
  border: 2px solid #bc059f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc059f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 5 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc059f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc059f, #bc0543);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc059f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 5 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.57 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.64 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.01 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.86 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.24 #43fa60 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc059f  rgb(188, 5, 159)  hsl(310, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#05bc22  rgb(5, 188, 34)  hsl(130, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#9fbc05  rgb(159, 188, 5)  hsl(70, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#059fbc  rgb(5, 159, 188)  hsl(190, 95%, 38%)  Bondi Blue