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#BF488C

#bf488c ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf488c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 28.24% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.3% magenta, 26.7% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 325.71°, with 48.18% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #bf488c
  2. #48bf7b

Split complementary

  1. #bf488c
  2. #51bf48
  3. #48bfb6

Analogous

  1. #b648bf
  2. #bf488c
  3. #bf4851

Triadic

  1. #bf488c
  2. #8cbf48
  3. #488cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf488c
  2. #bf7b48
  3. #48bf7b
  4. #488cbf

Square

  1. #bf488c
  2. #bfb648
  3. #48bf7b
  4. #4851bf

Monochromatic

  1. #521d3b
  2. #8a3064
  3. #bf488c
  4. #d381b0
  5. #e7b9d3

Shades

#bf488c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf488c
  2. #ac417e
  3. #993a70
  4. #863262
  5. #732b54
  6. #602446
  7. #4c1d38
  8. #39162a
  9. #260e1c
  10. #13070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf488c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf488c
  2. #c55a98
  3. #cc6da3
  4. #d27faf
  5. #d991ba
  6. #dfa4c6
  7. #e5b6d1
  8. #ecc8dd
  9. #f2dae8
  10. #f9edf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf488c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf488c
  2. #b94e8b
  3. #b2538a
  4. #ac5988
  5. #a65e87
  6. #a06486
  7. #996a85
  8. #936f84
  9. #8d7582
  10. #867a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98667f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56678e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787c89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4464 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d5c8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996b8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74676 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf488c {
  color: #bf488c;
}
Background
.bg-bf488c {
  background-color: #bf488c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf488c {
  border: 2px solid #bf488c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf488c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 72 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf488c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf488c, #bf4851);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf488c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 72 140 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 1.77 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.96 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.39 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.94 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.69 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.70 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.72 #40b773 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bf488c  rgb(191, 72, 140)  hsl(326, 48%, 52%)  Mulberry
#48bf7b  rgb(72, 191, 123)  hsl(146, 48%, 52%)  Emerald
#8cbf48  rgb(140, 191, 72)  hsl(86, 48%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#488cbf  rgb(72, 140, 191)  hsl(206, 48%, 52%)  Steel Blue