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#BC4E97

#bc4e97 ≈ Mulberry

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc4e97 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 30.59% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.51% magenta, 19.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 320.18°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.1837

Complementary

  1. #bc4e97
  2. #4ebc73

Split complementary

  1. #bc4e97
  2. #60bc4e
  3. #4ebcaa

Analogous

  1. #aa4ebc
  2. #bc4e97
  3. #bc4e60

Triadic

  1. #bc4e97
  2. #97bc4e
  3. #4e97bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4e97
  2. #bc734e
  3. #4ebc73
  4. #4e97bc

Square

  1. #bc4e97
  2. #bcaa4e
  3. #4ebc73
  4. #4e60bc

Monochromatic

  1. #521f41
  2. #89346d
  3. #bc4e97
  4. #d186b8
  5. #e6bdd8

Shades

#bc4e97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4e97
  2. #a94688
  3. #963e79
  4. #84376a
  5. #712f5b
  6. #5e274c
  7. #4b1f3c
  8. #38172d
  9. #26101e
  10. #13080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4e97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4e97
  2. #c360a1
  3. #c971ac
  4. #d083b6
  5. #d795c1
  6. #dea7cb
  7. #e4b8d5
  8. #ebcae0
  9. #f2dcea
  10. #f8edf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4e97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4e97
  2. #b65395
  3. #b05892
  4. #aa5d90
  5. #a4628e
  6. #9e678c
  7. #986c89
  8. #927187
  9. #8c7685
  10. #867b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #566b99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #767d94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c74e6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b6198 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #976e95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c34e7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4e97 {
  color: #bc4e97;
}
Background
.bg-bc4e97 {
  background-color: #bc4e97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4e97 {
  border: 2px solid #bc4e97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4e97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 78 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4e97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4e97, #bc4e60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4e97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 78 151 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 3.58 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.47 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.94 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.85 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.32 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 11.01 #43b168 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bc4e97  rgb(188, 78, 151)  hsl(320, 45%, 52%)  Mulberry
#4ebc73  rgb(78, 188, 115)  hsl(140, 45%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#97bc4e  rgb(151, 188, 78)  hsl(80, 45%, 52%)  Apple Green
#4e97bc  rgb(78, 151, 188)  hsl(200, 45%, 52%)  Carolina Blue