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#BB3C8A

#bb3c8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bb3c8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 23.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.91% magenta, 26.2% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 323.15°, with 51.42% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1563

Complementary

  1. #bb3c8a
  2. #3cbb6d

Split complementary

  1. #bb3c8a
  2. #4abb3c
  3. #3cbbac

Analogous

  1. #ac3cbb
  2. #bb3c8a
  3. #bb3c4a

Triadic

  1. #bb3c8a
  2. #8abb3c
  3. #3c8abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3c8a
  2. #bb6d3c
  3. #3cbb6d
  4. #3c8abb

Square

  1. #bb3c8a
  2. #bbac3c
  3. #3cbb6d
  4. #3c4abb

Monochromatic

  1. #471735
  2. #81295f
  3. #bb3c8a
  4. #d272ad
  5. #e4acce

Shades

#bb3c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3c8a
  2. #a8367c
  3. #96306e
  4. #832a61
  5. #702453
  6. #5e1e45
  7. #4b1837
  8. #381229
  9. #250c1c
  10. #13060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3c8a
  2. #c25096
  3. #c963a1
  4. #cf77ad
  5. #d68ab9
  6. #dd9ec5
  7. #e4b1d0
  8. #ebc5dc
  9. #f1d8e8
  10. #f8ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3c8a
  2. #b54389
  3. #af4a88
  4. #a95087
  5. #a35786
  6. #9e5e85
  7. #986584
  8. #926c83
  9. #8c7282
  10. #867981
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b608c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707687 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8395e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87548b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #946488 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c33a72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3c8a {
  color: #bb3c8a;
}
Background
.bg-bb3c8a {
  background-color: #bb3c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3c8a {
  border: 2px solid #bb3c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 60 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 51% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3c8a, #bb3c4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 60 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.82 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 4.48 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.15 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.08 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.25 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.60 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.72 #44c375 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb3c8a  rgb(187, 60, 138)  hsl(323, 51%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#3cbb6d  rgb(60, 187, 109)  hsl(143, 51%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#8abb3c  rgb(138, 187, 60)  hsl(83, 51%, 48%)  Apple Green
#3c8abb  rgb(60, 138, 187)  hsl(203, 51%, 48%)  Steel Blue