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#BF5597

#bf5597 ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bf5597 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 33.33% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.5% magenta, 20.94% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 322.64°, with 45.3% saturation and 54.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #bf5597
  2. #55bf7d

Split complementary

  1. #bf5597
  2. #62bf55
  3. #55bfb2

Analogous

  1. #b255bf
  2. #bf5597
  3. #bf5562

Triadic

  1. #bf5597
  2. #97bf55
  3. #5597bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5597
  2. #bf7d55
  3. #55bf7d
  4. #5597bf

Square

  1. #bf5597
  2. #bfb255
  3. #55bf7d
  4. #5562bf

Monochromatic

  1. #592244
  2. #91376f
  3. #bf5597
  4. #d48db9
  5. #e9c4db

Shades

#bf5597 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5597
  2. #ac4d88
  3. #994479
  4. #863c6a
  5. #73335b
  6. #602b4c
  7. #4c223c
  8. #391a2d
  9. #26111e
  10. #13090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5597 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5597
  2. #c566a1
  3. #cc77ac
  4. #d288b6
  5. #d999c1
  6. #dfaacb
  7. #e5bbd5
  8. #eccce0
  9. #f2ddea
  10. #f9eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5597 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5597
  2. #b95995
  3. #b25e92
  4. #ac6290
  5. #a6668e
  6. #a06b8c
  7. #996f89
  8. #937387
  9. #8d7785
  10. #867c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7099 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8294 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca546f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f6698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b7295 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65581 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5597 {
  color: #bf5597;
}
Background
.bg-bf5597 {
  background-color: #bf5597;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf5597 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5597;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5597;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 85 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5597 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5597, #bf5562);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5597 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 85 151 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 3.12 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.10 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.86 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.92 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.80 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 10.22 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.92 #40aa68 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bf5597  rgb(191, 85, 151)  hsl(323, 45%, 54%)  Mulberry
#55bf7d  rgb(85, 191, 125)  hsl(143, 45%, 54%)  Emerald
#97bf55  rgb(151, 191, 85)  hsl(83, 45%, 54%)  Pistachio
#5597bf  rgb(85, 151, 191)  hsl(203, 45%, 54%)  Carolina Blue