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#BB149B

#bb149b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb149b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.84% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.3% magenta, 17.11% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.5°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #bb149b
  2. #14bb34

Split complementary

  1. #bb149b
  2. #47bb14
  3. #14bb88

Analogous

  1. #8814bb
  2. #bb149b
  3. #bb1447

Triadic

  1. #bb149b
  2. #9bbb14
  3. #149bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb149b
  2. #bb3414
  3. #14bb34
  4. #149bbb

Square

  1. #bb149b
  2. #bb8814
  3. #14bb34
  4. #1447bb

Monochromatic

  1. #310528
  2. #760d62
  3. #bb149b
  4. #e932c6
  5. #f177d9

Shades

#bb149b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb149b
  2. #a8128c
  3. #96107c
  4. #830e6d
  5. #700c5d
  6. #5e0a4e
  7. #4b083e
  8. #38062f
  9. #25041f
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb149b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb149b
  2. #c22ca5
  3. #c943af
  4. #cf5bb9
  5. #d672c3
  6. #dd8acd
  7. #e4a1d7
  8. #ebb9e1
  9. #f1d0eb
  10. #f8e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb149b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb149b
  2. #b51f98
  3. #af2a96
  4. #a93493
  5. #a33f90
  6. #9e4a8e
  7. #98558b
  8. #926088
  9. #8c6a85
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90527f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22579e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6f98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6225c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e459d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c21d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb149b {
  color: #bb149b;
}
Background
.bg-bb149b {
  background-color: #bb149b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb149b {
  border: 2px solid #bb149b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb149b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb149b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb149b, #bb1447);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb149b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 155 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.91 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.57 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.29 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.45 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.43 #44eb64 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb149b  rgb(187, 20, 155)  hsl(312, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#14bb34  rgb(20, 187, 52)  hsl(132, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#9bbb14  rgb(155, 187, 20)  hsl(72, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green
#149bbb  rgb(20, 155, 187)  hsl(192, 81%, 41%)  Bondi Blue