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#BC2D7E

#bc2d7e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc2d7e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 17.65% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.06% magenta, 32.98% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 326.01°, with 61.37% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #bc2d7e
  2. #2dbc6b

Split complementary

  1. #bc2d7e
  2. #37bc2d
  3. #2dbcb3

Analogous

  1. #b32dbc
  2. #bc2d7e
  3. #bc2d37

Triadic

  1. #bc2d7e
  2. #7ebc2d
  3. #2d7ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2d7e
  2. #bc6b2d
  3. #2dbc6b
  4. #2d7ebc

Square

  1. #bc2d7e
  2. #bcb32d
  3. #2dbc6b
  4. #2d37bc

Monochromatic

  1. #410f2b
  2. #7e1e55
  3. #bc2d7e
  4. #d85da3
  5. #e79bc6

Shades

#bc2d7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2d7e
  2. #a92971
  3. #962465
  4. #842058
  5. #711b4c
  6. #5e173f
  7. #4b1232
  8. #380e26
  9. #260919
  10. #13050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2d7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2d7e
  2. #c3428b
  3. #c95798
  4. #d06ca5
  5. #d781b2
  6. #de96bf
  7. #e4abcb
  8. #ebc0d8
  9. #f2d5e5
  10. #f8eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2d7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2d7e
  2. #b6357e
  3. #b03e7e
  4. #aa467f
  5. #a44e7f
  6. #9e577f
  7. #985f7f
  8. #92677f
  9. #8c6f80
  10. #867880
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925772 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #465980 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f727b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca2252 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864b7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945e7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c52766 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2d7e {
  color: #bc2d7e;
}
Background
.bg-bc2d7e {
  background-color: #bc2d7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc2d7e {
  border: 2px solid #bc2d7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2d7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 45 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2d7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2d7e, #bc2d37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2d7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 45 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.43 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.17 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.30 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.91 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.53 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.96 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.43 #43d281 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc2d7e  rgb(188, 45, 126)  hsl(326, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#2dbc6b  rgb(45, 188, 107)  hsl(146, 61%, 46%)  Medium Sea Green
#7ebc2d  rgb(126, 188, 45)  hsl(86, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#2d7ebc  rgb(45, 126, 188)  hsl(206, 61%, 46%)  Steel Blue