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#BC357F

#bc357f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc357f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 20.78% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.81% magenta, 32.45% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 327.11°, with 56.02% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1477

Complementary

  1. #bc357f
  2. #35bc72

Split complementary

  1. #bc357f
  2. #3bbc35
  3. #35bcb5

Analogous

  1. #b535bc
  2. #bc357f
  3. #bc353b

Triadic

  1. #bc357f
  2. #7fbc35
  3. #357fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc357f
  2. #bc7235
  3. #35bc72
  4. #357fbc

Square

  1. #bc357f
  2. #bcb535
  3. #35bc72
  4. #353bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #45132e
  2. #802457
  3. #bc357f
  4. #d569a4
  5. #e5a4c8

Shades

#bc357f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc357f
  2. #a93072
  3. #962a66
  4. #842559
  5. #71204c
  6. #5e1b40
  7. #4b1533
  8. #381026
  9. #260b19
  10. #13050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc357f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc357f
  2. #c3498c
  3. #c95d99
  4. #d072a5
  5. #d786b2
  6. #de9abf
  7. #e4aecc
  8. #ebc2d9
  9. #f2d7e5
  10. #f8ebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc357f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc357f
  2. #b63d7f
  3. #b0447f
  4. #aa4c7f
  5. #a4537f
  6. #9e5b80
  7. #986280
  8. #926a80
  9. #8c7180
  10. #867980
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935a74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b5c81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72747c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca2c55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874f80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95617d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc357f {
  color: #bc357f;
}
Background
.bg-bc357f {
  background-color: #bc357f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc357f {
  border: 2px solid #bc357f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc357f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 53 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc357f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc357f, #bc353b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc357f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 53 127 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.16 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.22 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.54 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.27 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.68 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.05 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.24 #43ca80 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc357f  rgb(188, 53, 127)  hsl(327, 56%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#35bc72  rgb(53, 188, 114)  hsl(147, 56%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#7fbc35  rgb(127, 188, 53)  hsl(87, 56%, 47%)  Apple Green
#357fbc  rgb(53, 127, 188)  hsl(207, 56%, 47%)  Steel Blue