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#BD088E

#bd088e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd088e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 3.14% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.77% magenta, 24.87% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 315.58°, with 91.88% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.1295

Complementary

  1. #bd088e
  2. #08bd37

Split complementary

  1. #bd088e
  2. #34bd08
  3. #08bd92

Analogous

  1. #9208bd
  2. #bd088e
  3. #bd0834

Triadic

  1. #bd088e
  2. #8ebd08
  3. #088ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd088e
  2. #bd3708
  3. #08bd37
  4. #088ebd

Square

  1. #bd088e
  2. #bd9208
  3. #08bd37
  4. #0834bd

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0220
  2. #740557
  3. #bd088e
  4. #f51cbd
  5. #f966d2

Shades

#bd088e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd088e
  2. #aa0780
  3. #970672
  4. #840663
  5. #710555
  6. #5f0447
  7. #4c0339
  8. #39022b
  9. #26021c
  10. #13010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd088e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd088e
  2. #c42199
  3. #ca39a5
  4. #d152b0
  5. #d76bbb
  6. #de84c7
  7. #e59cd2
  8. #ebb5dd
  9. #f2cee8
  10. #f8e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd088e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd088e
  2. #b7148d
  3. #b1208b
  4. #ab2c8a
  5. #a53888
  6. #9f4487
  7. #985086
  8. #925c84
  9. #8c6883
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #914f77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b5391 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646e8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca0853 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90578c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5086f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd088e {
  color: #bd088e;
}
Background
.bg-bd088e {
  background-color: #bd088e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd088e {
  border: 2px solid #bd088e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd088e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 8 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd088e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd088e, #bd0834);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd088e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 8 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.82 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.42 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.62 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.63 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.62 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.95 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.29 #42f771 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bd088e  rgb(189, 8, 142)  hsl(316, 92%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#08bd37  rgb(8, 189, 55)  hsl(136, 92%, 39%)  Lime Green
#8ebd08  rgb(142, 189, 8)  hsl(76, 92%, 39%)  Apple Green
#088ebd  rgb(8, 142, 189)  hsl(196, 92%, 39%)  Bondi Blue