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#BC4C8D

#bc4c8d ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc4c8d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 29.8% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.57% magenta, 25% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 325.18°, with 45.53% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #bc4c8d
  2. #4cbc7b

Split complementary

  1. #bc4c8d
  2. #55bc4c
  3. #4cbcb3

Analogous

  1. #b34cbc
  2. #bc4c8d
  3. #bc4c55

Triadic

  1. #bc4c8d
  2. #8dbc4c
  3. #4c8dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4c8d
  2. #bc7b4c
  3. #4cbc7b
  4. #4c8dbc

Square

  1. #bc4c8d
  2. #bcb34c
  3. #4cbc7b
  4. #4c55bc

Monochromatic

  1. #511e3c
  2. #883365
  3. #bc4c8d
  4. #d184b0
  5. #e6bbd4

Shades

#bc4c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4c8d
  2. #a9447f
  3. #963d71
  4. #843563
  5. #712e55
  6. #5e2647
  7. #4b1e38
  8. #38172a
  9. #260f1c
  10. #13080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4c8d
  2. #c35e98
  3. #c970a4
  4. #d082af
  5. #d794bb
  6. #dea6c6
  7. #e4b7d1
  8. #ebc9dd
  9. #f2dbe8
  10. #f8edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4c8d
  2. #b6518c
  3. #b0568a
  4. #aa5c89
  5. #a46188
  6. #9e6687
  7. #986b85
  8. #927084
  9. #8c7683
  10. #867b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97677f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58698f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787c8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c84966 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b5f8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986c8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c34a78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4c8d {
  color: #bc4c8d;
}
Background
.bg-bc4c8d {
  background-color: #bc4c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc4c8d {
  border: 2px solid #bc4c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 76 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4c8d, #bc4c55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 76 141 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 2.01 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.66 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.01 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.41 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.56 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.73 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.05 #43b372 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bc4c8d  rgb(188, 76, 141)  hsl(325, 46%, 52%)  Mulberry
#4cbc7b  rgb(76, 188, 123)  hsl(145, 46%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#8dbc4c  rgb(141, 188, 76)  hsl(85, 46%, 52%)  Pistachio
#4c8dbc  rgb(76, 141, 188)  hsl(205, 46%, 52%)  Steel Blue