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#BD14AA

#bd14aa ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd14aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.42% magenta, 10.05% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 306.75°, with 80.86% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 8.05.

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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #bd14aa
  2. #14bd27

Split complementary

  1. #bd14aa
  2. #55bd14
  3. #14bd7c

Analogous

  1. #7c14bd
  2. #bd14aa
  3. #bd1455

Triadic

  1. #bd14aa
  2. #aabd14
  3. #14aabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd14aa
  2. #bd2714
  3. #14bd27
  4. #14aabd

Square

  1. #bd14aa
  2. #bd7c14
  3. #14bd27
  4. #1455bd

Monochromatic

  1. #33052e
  2. #780d6c
  3. #bd14aa
  4. #ea34d5
  5. #f179e3

Shades

#bd14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd14aa
  2. #aa1299
  3. #971088
  4. #840e77
  5. #710c66
  6. #5f0a55
  7. #4c0844
  8. #390633
  9. #260422
  10. #130211
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd14aa
  2. #c42cb3
  3. #ca43bb
  4. #d15bc4
  5. #d772cc
  6. #de8ad5
  7. #e5a1dd
  8. #ebb9e6
  9. #f2d0ee
  10. #f8e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd14aa
  2. #b71fa6
  3. #b12aa2
  4. #ab349d
  5. #a53f99
  6. #9f4a95
  7. #985591
  8. #92608d
  9. #8c6a88
  10. #867584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #085bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a71a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c62d65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d48ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5aa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c32586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd14aa {
  color: #bd14aa;
}
Background
.bg-bd14aa {
  background-color: #bd14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd14aa {
  border: 2px solid #bd14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd14aa, #bd1455);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.05 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.46 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.18 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.37 #42eb55 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bd14aa  rgb(189, 20, 170)  hsl(307, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#14bd27  rgb(20, 189, 39)  hsl(127, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#aabd14  rgb(170, 189, 20)  hsl(67, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green
#14aabd  rgb(20, 170, 189)  hsl(187, 81%, 41%)  Cadet Blue