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#BC277A

#bc277a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc277a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 15.29% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.26% magenta, 35.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 326.58°, with 65.64% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #bc277a
  2. #27bc69

Split complementary

  1. #bc277a
  2. #2fbc27
  3. #27bcb4

Analogous

  1. #b427bc
  2. #bc277a
  3. #bc272f

Triadic

  1. #bc277a
  2. #7abc27
  3. #277abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc277a
  2. #bc6927
  3. #27bc69
  4. #277abc

Square

  1. #bc277a
  2. #bcb427
  3. #27bc69
  4. #272fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0d28
  2. #7d1a51
  3. #bc277a
  4. #dc549f
  5. #e993c3

Shades

#bc277a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc277a
  2. #a9236e
  3. #961f62
  4. #841b55
  5. #711749
  6. #5e143d
  7. #4b1031
  8. #380c25
  9. #260818
  10. #13040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc277a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc277a
  2. #c33d87
  3. #c95295
  4. #d068a2
  5. #d77daf
  6. #de93bd
  7. #e4a9ca
  8. #ebbed7
  9. #f2d4e4
  10. #f8e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc277a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc277a
  2. #b6307b
  3. #b0397b
  4. #aa427c
  5. #a44b7c
  6. #9e547d
  7. #985c7e
  8. #92657e
  9. #8c6e7f
  10. #86777f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91546f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #44567c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7177 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb164e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85477b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945c78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51e62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc277a {
  color: #bc277a;
}
Background
.bg-bc277a {
  background-color: #bc277a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc277a {
  border: 2px solid #bc277a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc277a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 39 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc277a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc277a, #bc272f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc277a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 39 122 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.67 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.20 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.06 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.11 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.17 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.24 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.38 #43d885 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc277a  rgb(188, 39, 122)  hsl(327, 66%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#27bc69  rgb(39, 188, 105)  hsl(147, 66%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#7abc27  rgb(122, 188, 39)  hsl(87, 66%, 45%)  Apple Green
#277abc  rgb(39, 122, 188)  hsl(207, 66%, 45%)  French Blue