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#BC148B

#bc148b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc148b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 7.84% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 26.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 317.5°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #bc148b
  2. #14bc45

Split complementary

  1. #bc148b
  2. #37bc14
  3. #14bc99

Analogous

  1. #9914bc
  2. #bc148b
  3. #bc1437

Triadic

  1. #bc148b
  2. #8bbc14
  3. #148bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc148b
  2. #bc4514
  3. #14bc45
  4. #148bbc

Square

  1. #bc148b
  2. #bc9914
  3. #14bc45
  4. #1437bc

Monochromatic

  1. #320525
  2. #770d58
  3. #bc148b
  4. #e933b4
  5. #f178ce

Shades

#bc148b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc148b
  2. #a9127d
  3. #96106f
  4. #840e61
  5. #710c53
  6. #5e0a46
  7. #4b0838
  8. #38062a
  9. #26041c
  10. #13020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc148b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc148b
  2. #c32c97
  3. #c943a2
  4. #d05bae
  5. #d772b9
  6. #de8ac5
  7. #e4a1d1
  8. #ebb9dc
  9. #f2d0e8
  10. #f8e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc148b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc148b
  2. #b61f8a
  3. #b02a89
  4. #aa3488
  5. #a43f87
  6. #9e4a86
  7. #985584
  8. #926083
  9. #8c6a82
  10. #867581
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905076 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #31548e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666f88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c91053 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81438d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905889 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4126e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc148b {
  color: #bc148b;
}
Background
.bg-bc148b {
  background-color: #bc148b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc148b {
  border: 2px solid #bc148b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc148b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 20 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc148b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc148b, #bc1437);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc148b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 20 139 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.24 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.04 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.15 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.21 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.96 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.35 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.42 #43eb74 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc148b  rgb(188, 20, 139)  hsl(318, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#14bc45  rgb(20, 188, 69)  hsl(138, 81%, 41%)  Lime Green
#8bbc14  rgb(139, 188, 20)  hsl(78, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green
#148bbc  rgb(20, 139, 188)  hsl(198, 81%, 41%)  Cerulean