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#BC207C

#bc207c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc207c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 12.55% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.98% magenta, 34.04% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 324.62°, with 70.91% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #bc207c
  2. #20bc60

Split complementary

  1. #bc207c
  2. #2ebc20
  3. #20bcae

Analogous

  1. #ae20bc
  2. #bc207c
  3. #bc202e

Triadic

  1. #bc207c
  2. #7cbc20
  3. #207cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc207c
  2. #bc6020
  3. #20bc60
  4. #207cbc

Square

  1. #bc207c
  2. #bcae20
  3. #20bc60
  4. #202ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #390a26
  2. #7b1551
  3. #bc207c
  4. #e049a2
  5. #eb8ac3

Shades

#bc207c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc207c
  2. #a91d70
  3. #961a63
  4. #841657
  5. #71134a
  6. #5e103e
  7. #4b0d32
  8. #380a25
  9. #260619
  10. #13030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc207c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc207c
  2. #c33689
  3. #c94d96
  4. #d063a3
  5. #d779b0
  6. #de90be
  7. #e4a6cb
  8. #ebbcd8
  9. #f2d2e5
  10. #f8e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc207c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc207c
  2. #b62a7c
  3. #b0337d
  4. #aa3d7d
  5. #a4467e
  6. #9e507e
  7. #985a7e
  8. #92637f
  9. #8c6d7f
  10. #867680
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90526f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #40547e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6f79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb0c4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84457d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935a7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c51663 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc207c {
  color: #bc207c;
}
Background
.bg-bc207c {
  background-color: #bc207c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc207c {
  border: 2px solid #bc207c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc207c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 32 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 71% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc207c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc207c, #bc202e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc207c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 32 124 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.25 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.98 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.08 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.73 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.94 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.13 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.21 #43df83 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bc207c  rgb(188, 32, 124)  hsl(325, 71%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#20bc60  rgb(32, 188, 96)  hsl(145, 71%, 43%)  Emerald
#7cbc20  rgb(124, 188, 32)  hsl(85, 71%, 43%)  Apple Green
#207cbc  rgb(32, 124, 188)  hsl(205, 71%, 43%)  Steel Blue