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#BC189E

#bc189e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc189e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 9.41% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.23% magenta, 15.96% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 310.98°, with 77.36% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #bc189e
  2. #18bc36

Split complementary

  1. #bc189e
  2. #4cbc18
  3. #18bc88

Analogous

  1. #8818bc
  2. #bc189e
  3. #bc184c

Triadic

  1. #bc189e
  2. #9ebc18
  3. #189ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc189e
  2. #bc3618
  3. #18bc36
  4. #189ebc

Square

  1. #bc189e
  2. #bc8818
  3. #18bc36
  4. #184cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #34072c
  2. #780f65
  3. #bc189e
  4. #e63bc7
  5. #ef7eda

Shades

#bc189e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc189e
  2. #a9168e
  3. #96137e
  4. #84116f
  5. #710e5f
  6. #5e0c4f
  7. #4b0a3f
  8. #38072f
  9. #260520
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc189e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc189e
  2. #c32fa8
  3. #c946b1
  4. #d05dbb
  5. #d774c5
  6. #de8ccf
  7. #e4a3d8
  8. #ebbae2
  9. #f2d1ec
  10. #f8e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc189e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc189e
  2. #b6229b
  3. #b02d98
  4. #aa3795
  5. #a44292
  6. #9e4c8f
  7. #98568c
  8. #926189
  9. #8c6b86
  10. #867683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2258a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f709b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7265e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f47a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5a9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3217d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc189e {
  color: #bc189e;
}
Background
.bg-bc189e {
  background-color: #bc189e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc189e {
  border: 2px solid #bc189e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc189e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 24 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc189e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc189e, #bc184c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc189e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 24 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.22 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.29 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.33 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.13 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.22 #43e761 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc189e  rgb(188, 24, 158)  hsl(311, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#18bc36  rgb(24, 188, 54)  hsl(131, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#9ebc18  rgb(158, 188, 24)  hsl(71, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green
#189ebc  rgb(24, 158, 188)  hsl(191, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue