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#BD189B

#bd189b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd189b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 9.41% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.3% magenta, 17.99% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 312.36°, with 77.46% saturation and 41.76% 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 brand accents. 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 5.5.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #bd189b
  2. #18bd3a

Split complementary

  1. #bd189b
  2. #49bd18
  3. #18bd8c

Analogous

  1. #8c18bd
  2. #bd189b
  3. #bd1849

Triadic

  1. #bd189b
  2. #9bbd18
  3. #189bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd189b
  2. #bd3a18
  3. #18bd3a
  4. #189bbd

Square

  1. #bd189b
  2. #bd8c18
  3. #18bd3a
  4. #1849bd

Monochromatic

  1. #35072c
  2. #790f63
  3. #bd189b
  4. #e63bc3
  5. #ef7fd8

Shades

#bd189b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd189b
  2. #aa168c
  3. #97137c
  4. #84116d
  5. #710e5d
  6. #5f0c4e
  7. #4c0a3e
  8. #39072f
  9. #26051f
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd189b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd189b
  2. #c42fa5
  3. #ca46af
  4. #d15db9
  5. #d774c3
  6. #de8ccd
  7. #e5a3d7
  8. #ebbae1
  9. #f2d1eb
  10. #f8e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd189b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd189b
  2. #b72298
  3. #b12d96
  4. #ab3793
  5. #a54290
  6. #9f4c8e
  7. #98568b
  8. #926188
  9. #8c6b85
  10. #867683
  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 #925380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #27589e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617198 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8235d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80479d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5a99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c41f7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd189b {
  color: #bd189b;
}
Background
.bg-bd189b {
  background-color: #bd189b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd189b {
  border: 2px solid #bd189b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd189b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 24 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd189b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd189b, #bd1849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd189b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 24 155 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.61 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.86 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.90 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.74 #42e764 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bd189b  rgb(189, 24, 155)  hsl(312, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#18bd3a  rgb(24, 189, 58)  hsl(132, 77%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9bbd18  rgb(155, 189, 24)  hsl(72, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green
#189bbd  rgb(24, 155, 189)  hsl(192, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue