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#BD05AB

#bd05ab ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd05ab is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.35% magenta, 9.52% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 305.87°, with 94.85% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.39.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #bd05ab
  2. #05bd17

Split complementary

  1. #bd05ab
  2. #4fbd05
  3. #05bd73

Analogous

  1. #7305bd
  2. #bd05ab
  3. #bd054f

Triadic

  1. #bd05ab
  2. #abbd05
  3. #05abbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd05ab
  2. #bd1705
  3. #05bd17
  4. #05abbd

Square

  1. #bd05ab
  2. #bd7305
  3. #05bd17
  4. #054fbd

Monochromatic

  1. #280124
  2. #720368
  3. #bd05ab
  4. #f916e3
  5. #fb60ec

Shades

#bd05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd05ab
  2. #aa059a
  3. #970489
  4. #840478
  5. #710367
  6. #5f0356
  7. #4c0244
  8. #390233
  9. #260122
  10. #130111
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd05ab
  2. #c41eb3
  3. #ca37bc
  4. #d150c4
  5. #d769cd
  6. #de82d5
  7. #e59bdd
  8. #ebb4e6
  9. #f2cdee
  10. #f8e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd05ab
  2. #b711a7
  3. #b11ea2
  4. #ab2a9e
  5. #a5369a
  6. #9f4396
  7. #984f91
  8. #925b8d
  9. #8c6789
  10. #867484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5770a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c62864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c46ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c58a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c31f86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd05ab {
  color: #bd05ab;
}
Background
.bg-bd05ab {
  background-color: #bd05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd05ab {
  border: 2px solid #bd05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd05ab, #bd054f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.26 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.41 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.94 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.17 #42fa54 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bd05ab  rgb(189, 5, 171)  hsl(306, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#05bd17  rgb(5, 189, 23)  hsl(126, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#abbd05  rgb(171, 189, 5)  hsl(66, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#05abbd  rgb(5, 171, 189)  hsl(186, 95%, 38%)  Cadet Blue