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#BC0AAA

#bc0aaa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc0aaa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.68% magenta, 9.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 306.07°, with 89.9% saturation and 38.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.31.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #bc0aaa
  2. #0abc1c

Split complementary

  1. #bc0aaa
  2. #51bc0a
  3. #0abc75

Analogous

  1. #750abc
  2. #bc0aaa
  3. #bc0a51

Triadic

  1. #bc0aaa
  2. #aabc0a
  3. #0aaabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0aaa
  2. #bc1c0a
  3. #0abc1c
  4. #0aaabc

Square

  1. #bc0aaa
  2. #bc750a
  3. #0abc1c
  4. #0a51bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0227
  2. #730668
  3. #bc0aaa
  4. #f31fde
  5. #f768e9

Shades

#bc0aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0aaa
  2. #a90999
  3. #960888
  4. #840777
  5. #710666
  6. #5e0555
  7. #4b0444
  8. #380333
  9. #260222
  10. #130111
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0aaa
  2. #c323b3
  3. #c93bbb
  4. #d054c4
  5. #d76ccc
  6. #de85d5
  7. #e49ddd
  8. #ebb6e6
  9. #f2ceee
  10. #f8e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0aaa
  2. #b616a6
  3. #b022a2
  4. #aa2d9d
  5. #a43999
  6. #9e4595
  7. #985191
  8. #925d8d
  9. #8c6888
  10. #867484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5770a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c52a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b46ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b58a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c22186 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0aaa {
  color: #bc0aaa;
}
Background
.bg-bc0aaa {
  background-color: #bc0aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0aaa {
  border: 2px solid #bc0aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0aaa, #bc0a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.27 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.25 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.97 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.05 #43f555 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc0aaa  rgb(188, 10, 170)  hsl(306, 90%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#0abc1c  rgb(10, 188, 28)  hsl(126, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#aabc0a  rgb(170, 188, 10)  hsl(66, 90%, 39%)  Apple Green
#0aaabc  rgb(10, 170, 188)  hsl(186, 90%, 39%)  Cadet Blue