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#BC387E

#bc387e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc387e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 21.96% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.21% magenta, 32.98% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 328.18°, with 54.1% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.1503

Complementary

  1. #bc387e
  2. #38bc76

Split complementary

  1. #bc387e
  2. #3cbc38
  3. #38bcb8

Analogous

  1. #b838bc
  2. #bc387e
  3. #bc383c

Triadic

  1. #bc387e
  2. #7ebc38
  3. #387ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc387e
  2. #bc7638
  3. #38bc76
  4. #387ebc

Square

  1. #bc387e
  2. #bcb838
  3. #38bc76
  4. #383cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #46152f
  2. #812656
  3. #bc387e
  4. #d46da3
  5. #e5a8c8

Shades

#bc387e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc387e
  2. #a93271
  3. #962d65
  4. #842758
  5. #71224c
  6. #5e1c3f
  7. #4b1632
  8. #381126
  9. #260b19
  10. #13060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc387e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc387e
  2. #c34c8b
  3. #c96098
  4. #d074a5
  5. #d788b2
  6. #de9cbf
  7. #e4afcb
  8. #ebc3d8
  9. #f2d7e5
  10. #f8ebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc387e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc387e
  2. #b63f7e
  3. #b0467e
  4. #aa4e7f
  5. #a4557f
  6. #9e5c7f
  7. #98637f
  8. #926a7f
  9. #8c7280
  10. #867980
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935c74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e5d80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73757b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca2f56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88517f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96627c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53368 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc387e {
  color: #bc387e;
}
Background
.bg-bc387e {
  background-color: #bc387e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc387e {
  border: 2px solid #bc387e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc387e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 56 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc387e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc387e, #bc383c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc387e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 56 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.70 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.86 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 5.09 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.94 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.89 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.14 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 10.16 #43c781 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc387e  rgb(188, 56, 126)  hsl(328, 54%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#38bc76  rgb(56, 188, 118)  hsl(148, 54%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#7ebc38  rgb(126, 188, 56)  hsl(88, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#387ebc  rgb(56, 126, 188)  hsl(208, 54%, 48%)  Tufts Blue