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#BB059D

#bb059d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb059d is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 1.96% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.33% magenta, 16.04% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 309.89°, with 94.79% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1311

Complementary

  1. #bb059d
  2. #05bb23

Split complementary

  1. #bb059d
  2. #42bb05
  3. #05bb7e

Analogous

  1. #7e05bb
  2. #bb059d
  3. #bb0542

Triadic

  1. #bb059d
  2. #9dbb05
  3. #059dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb059d
  2. #bb2305
  3. #05bb23
  4. #059dbb

Square

  1. #bb059d
  2. #bb7e05
  3. #05bb23
  4. #0542bb

Monochromatic

  1. #260120
  2. #71035e
  3. #bb059d
  4. #f914d3
  5. #fb5ee1

Shades

#bb059d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb059d
  2. #a8058d
  3. #96047e
  4. #83046e
  5. #70035e
  6. #5e034f
  7. #4b023f
  8. #38022f
  9. #25011f
  10. #130110
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb059d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb059d
  2. #c21ea7
  3. #c937b1
  4. #cf50ba
  5. #d669c4
  6. #dd82ce
  7. #e49bd8
  8. #ebb4e2
  9. #f1cdeb
  10. #f8e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb059d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb059d
  2. #b5119a
  3. #af1e97
  4. #a92a94
  5. #a33691
  6. #9e438f
  7. #984f8c
  8. #925b89
  9. #8c6786
  10. #867483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90507f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1655a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6e9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c61d5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d439f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c579b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2167b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb059d {
  color: #bb059d;
}
Background
.bg-bb059d {
  background-color: #bb059d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb059d {
  border: 2px solid #bb059d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb059d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 5 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb059d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb059d, #bb0542);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb059d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 5 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.53 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.70 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.82 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.24 #44fa62 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb059d  rgb(187, 5, 157)  hsl(310, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#05bb23  rgb(5, 187, 35)  hsl(130, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#9dbb05  rgb(157, 187, 5)  hsl(70, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#059dbb  rgb(5, 157, 187)  hsl(190, 95%, 38%)  Bondi Blue