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#BD0186

#bd0186 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd0186 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 0.39% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 29.1% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 317.55°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1256

Complementary

  1. #bd0186
  2. #01bd38

Split complementary

  1. #bd0186
  2. #28bd01
  3. #01bd96

Analogous

  1. #9601bd
  2. #bd0186
  3. #bd0128

Triadic

  1. #bd0186
  2. #86bd01
  3. #0186bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd0186
  2. #bd3801
  3. #01bd38
  4. #0186bd

Square

  1. #bd0186
  2. #bd9601
  3. #01bd38
  4. #0128bd

Monochromatic

  1. #25001a
  2. #710150
  3. #bd0186
  4. #fe0db7
  5. #fe59ce

Shades

#bd0186 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd0186
  2. #aa0179
  3. #97016b
  4. #84015e
  5. #710150
  6. #5f0143
  7. #4c0036
  8. #390028
  9. #26001b
  10. #13000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd0186 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd0186
  2. #c41a92
  3. #ca349e
  4. #d14daa
  5. #d767b6
  6. #de80c3
  7. #e599cf
  8. #ebb3db
  9. #f2cce7
  10. #f8e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd0186 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd0186
  2. #b70e85
  3. #b11a85
  4. #ab2784
  5. #a53484
  6. #9f4183
  7. #984d82
  8. #925a82
  9. #8c6781
  10. #867381
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904e73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5189 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666d82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb004d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813f88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915684 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50069 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd0186 {
  color: #bd0186;
}
Background
.bg-bd0186 {
  background-color: #bd0186;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd0186 {
  border: 2px solid #bd0186;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd0186;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 1 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd0186 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd0186, #bd0128);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd0186 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 1 134 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.07 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.24 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.50 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.74 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.78 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.06 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.46 #42fe79 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bd0186  rgb(189, 1, 134)  hsl(318, 99%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#01bd38  rgb(1, 189, 56)  hsl(138, 99%, 37%)  Lime Green
#86bd01  rgb(134, 189, 1)  hsl(78, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green
#0186bd  rgb(1, 134, 189)  hsl(198, 99%, 37%)  Cerulean