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#BC169C

#bc169c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc169c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 8.63% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.3% magenta, 17.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 311.57°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.1367

Complementary

  1. #bc169c
  2. #16bc36

Split complementary

  1. #bc169c
  2. #49bc16
  3. #16bc89

Analogous

  1. #8916bc
  2. #bc169c
  3. #bc1649

Triadic

  1. #bc169c
  2. #9cbc16
  3. #169cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc169c
  2. #bc3616
  3. #16bc36
  4. #169cbc

Square

  1. #bc169c
  2. #bc8916
  3. #16bc36
  4. #1649bc

Monochromatic

  1. #33062a
  2. #780e63
  3. #bc169c
  4. #e837c6
  5. #f07bd9

Shades

#bc169c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc169c
  2. #a9148c
  3. #96127d
  4. #840f6d
  5. #710d5e
  6. #5e0b4e
  7. #4b093e
  8. #38072f
  9. #26041f
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc169c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc169c
  2. #c32da6
  3. #c945b0
  4. #d05cba
  5. #d773c4
  6. #de8bce
  7. #e4a2d7
  8. #ebb9e1
  9. #f2d0eb
  10. #f8e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc169c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc169c
  2. #b62199
  3. #b02b96
  4. #aa3694
  5. #a44091
  6. #9e4b8e
  7. #98568b
  8. #926088
  9. #8c6b86
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23589f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7235d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f469e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e599a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c31f7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc169c {
  color: #bc169c;
}
Background
.bg-bc169c {
  background-color: #bc169c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc169c {
  border: 2px solid #bc169c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc169c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 22 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc169c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc169c, #bc1649);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc169c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 22 156 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.87 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.48 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.25 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.57 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.42 #43e963 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc169c  rgb(188, 22, 156)  hsl(312, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#16bc36  rgb(22, 188, 54)  hsl(132, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#9cbc16  rgb(156, 188, 22)  hsl(72, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#169cbc  rgb(22, 156, 188)  hsl(192, 79%, 41%)  Bondi Blue