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#BC579D

#bc579d ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc579d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.12% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.72% magenta, 16.49% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 318.42°, with 42.98% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.1994

Complementary

  1. #bc579d
  2. #57bc76

Split complementary

  1. #bc579d
  2. #6abc57
  3. #57bca9

Analogous

  1. #a957bc
  2. #bc579d
  3. #bc576a

Triadic

  1. #bc579d
  2. #9dbc57
  3. #579dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc579d
  2. #bc7657
  3. #57bc76
  4. #579dbc

Square

  1. #bc579d
  2. #bca957
  3. #57bc76
  4. #576abc

Monochromatic

  1. #572347
  2. #8e3974
  3. #bc579d
  4. #d28ebd
  5. #e8c4dd

Shades

#bc579d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc579d
  2. #a94e8d
  3. #96467e
  4. #843d6e
  5. #71345e
  6. #5e2c4f
  7. #4b233f
  8. #381a2f
  9. #26111f
  10. #130910
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc579d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc579d
  2. #c368a7
  3. #c979b1
  4. #d089ba
  5. #d79ac4
  6. #deabce
  7. #e4bcd8
  8. #ebcde2
  9. #f2ddeb
  10. #f8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc579d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc579d
  2. #b65b9a
  3. #b05f97
  4. #aa6394
  5. #a46791
  6. #9e6c8f
  7. #98708c
  8. #927489
  9. #8c7886
  10. #867c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c719f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79819a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c65973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d689e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98739b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c25886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc579d {
  color: #bc579d;
}
Background
.bg-bc579d {
  background-color: #bc579d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc579d {
  border: 2px solid #bc579d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc579d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 87 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc579d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc579d, #bc576a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc579d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 87 157 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.66 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.87 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.62 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.34 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.71 #43a862 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bc579d  rgb(188, 87, 157)  hsl(318, 43%, 54%)  Mulberry
#57bc76  rgb(87, 188, 118)  hsl(138, 43%, 54%)  Emerald
#9dbc57  rgb(157, 188, 87)  hsl(78, 43%, 54%)  Olivine
#579dbc  rgb(87, 157, 188)  hsl(198, 43%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue