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#BC128B

#bc128b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc128b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 7.06% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.43% magenta, 26.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 317.29°, with 82.52% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1299

Complementary

  1. #bc128b
  2. #12bc43

Split complementary

  1. #bc128b
  2. #36bc12
  3. #12bc98

Analogous

  1. #9812bc
  2. #bc128b
  3. #bc1236

Triadic

  1. #bc128b
  2. #8bbc12
  3. #128bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc128b
  2. #bc4312
  3. #12bc43
  4. #128bbc

Square

  1. #bc128b
  2. #bc9812
  3. #12bc43
  4. #1236bc

Monochromatic

  1. #300524
  2. #760b57
  3. #bc128b
  4. #eb2fb5
  5. #f275ce

Shades

#bc128b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc128b
  2. #a9107d
  3. #960e6f
  4. #840d61
  5. #710b53
  6. #5e0946
  7. #4b0738
  8. #38052a
  9. #26041c
  10. #13020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc128b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc128b
  2. #c32a97
  3. #c941a2
  4. #d059ae
  5. #d771b9
  6. #de89c5
  7. #e4a0d1
  8. #ebb8dc
  9. #f2d0e8
  10. #f8e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc128b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc128b
  2. #b61d8a
  3. #b02889
  4. #aa3388
  5. #a43e87
  6. #9e4986
  7. #985484
  8. #925f83
  9. #8c6a82
  10. #867581
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905076 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #30548e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656e88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90e52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81428d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905889 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4106d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc128b {
  color: #bc128b;
}
Background
.bg-bc128b {
  background-color: #bc128b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc128b {
  border: 2px solid #bc128b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc128b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 18 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc128b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc128b, #bc1236);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc128b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 18 139 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.31 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.14 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.16 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.24 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.05 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.27 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.42 #43ed74 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc128b  rgb(188, 18, 139)  hsl(317, 83%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#12bc43  rgb(18, 188, 67)  hsl(137, 83%, 40%)  Lime Green
#8bbc12  rgb(139, 188, 18)  hsl(77, 83%, 40%)  Apple Green
#128bbc  rgb(18, 139, 188)  hsl(197, 83%, 40%)  Cerulean