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#BC579F

#bc579f ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc579f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.72% magenta, 15.43% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 317.23°, 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.2001

Complementary

  1. #bc579f
  2. #57bc74

Split complementary

  1. #bc579f
  2. #6cbc57
  3. #57bca7

Analogous

  1. #a757bc
  2. #bc579f
  3. #bc576c

Triadic

  1. #bc579f
  2. #9fbc57
  3. #579fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc579f
  2. #bc7457
  3. #57bc74
  4. #579fbc

Square

  1. #bc579f
  2. #bca757
  3. #57bc74
  4. #576cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #572348
  2. #8e3975
  3. #bc579f
  4. #d28ebe
  5. #e8c4dd

Shades

#bc579f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc579f
  2. #a94e8f
  3. #96467f
  4. #843d6f
  5. #71345f
  6. #5e2c50
  7. #4b2340
  8. #381a30
  9. #261120
  10. #130910
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc579f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc579f
  2. #c368a9
  3. #c979b2
  4. #d089bc
  5. #d79ac5
  6. #deabcf
  7. #e4bcd9
  8. #ebcde2
  9. #f2ddec
  10. #f8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc579f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc579f
  2. #b65b9c
  3. #b05f99
  4. #aa6396
  5. #a46793
  6. #9e6c90
  7. #98708c
  8. #927489
  9. #8c7886
  10. #867c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c72a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78829c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c65974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d68a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98739d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c25887 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc579f {
  color: #bc579f;
}
Background
.bg-bc579f {
  background-color: #bc579f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc579f {
  border: 2px solid #bc579f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc579f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 87 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc579f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc579f, #bc576c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc579f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 87 159 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.04 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.86 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.27 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.62 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.67 #43a860 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bc579f  rgb(188, 87, 159)  hsl(317, 43%, 54%)  Mulberry
#57bc74  rgb(87, 188, 116)  hsl(137, 43%, 54%)  Emerald
#9fbc57  rgb(159, 188, 87)  hsl(77, 43%, 54%)  Olivine
#579fbc  rgb(87, 159, 188)  hsl(197, 43%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue