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#BC098A

#bc098a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc098a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 3.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 26.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 316.76°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.1272

Complementary

  1. #bc098a
  2. #09bc3b

Split complementary

  1. #bc098a
  2. #31bc09
  3. #09bc95

Analogous

  1. #9509bc
  2. #bc098a
  3. #bc0931

Triadic

  1. #bc098a
  2. #8abc09
  3. #098abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc098a
  2. #bc3b09
  3. #09bc3b
  4. #098abc

Square

  1. #bc098a
  2. #bc9509
  3. #09bc3b
  4. #0931bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2a021f
  2. #730654
  3. #bc098a
  4. #f41db8
  5. #f866cf

Shades

#bc098a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc098a
  2. #a9087c
  3. #96076e
  4. #840661
  5. #710553
  6. #5e0545
  7. #4b0437
  8. #380329
  9. #26021c
  10. #13010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc098a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc098a
  2. #c32296
  3. #c93aa1
  4. #d053ad
  5. #d76bb9
  6. #de84c5
  7. #e49dd0
  8. #ebb5dc
  9. #f2cee8
  10. #f8e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc098a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc098a
  2. #b61589
  3. #b02188
  4. #aa2d87
  5. #a43986
  6. #9e4585
  7. #985084
  8. #925c83
  9. #8c6882
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904f75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e528d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656e87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90251 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80408c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905688 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4056c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc098a {
  color: #bc098a;
}
Background
.bg-bc098a {
  background-color: #bc098a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc098a {
  border: 2px solid #bc098a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc098a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 9 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc098a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc098a, #bc0931);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc098a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 9 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.47 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.40 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.53 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.23 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.07 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.33 #43f675 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc098a  rgb(188, 9, 138)  hsl(317, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#09bc3b  rgb(9, 188, 59)  hsl(137, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#8abc09  rgb(138, 188, 9)  hsl(77, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#098abc  rgb(9, 138, 188)  hsl(197, 91%, 39%)  Cerulean