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#BD199C

#bd199c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd199c is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 9.8% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.77% magenta, 17.46% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 312.07°, with 76.64% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #bd199c
  2. #19bd3a

Split complementary

  1. #bd199c
  2. #4abd19
  3. #19bd8c

Analogous

  1. #8c19bd
  2. #bd199c
  3. #bd194a

Triadic

  1. #bd199c
  2. #9cbd19
  3. #199cbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd199c
  2. #bd3a19
  3. #19bd3a
  4. #199cbd

Square

  1. #bd199c
  2. #bd8c19
  3. #19bd3a
  4. #194abd

Monochromatic

  1. #36072c
  2. #791064
  3. #bd199c
  4. #e53dc4
  5. #ee81d8

Shades

#bd199c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd199c
  2. #aa178c
  3. #97147d
  4. #84126d
  5. #710f5e
  6. #5f0d4e
  7. #4c0a3e
  8. #39082f
  9. #26051f
  10. #130310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd199c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd199c
  2. #c430a6
  3. #ca47b0
  4. #d15eba
  5. #d775c4
  6. #de8cce
  7. #e5a3d7
  8. #ebbae1
  9. #f2d1eb
  10. #f8e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd199c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd199c
  2. #b72399
  3. #b12e96
  4. #ab3894
  5. #a54291
  6. #9f4d8e
  7. #98578b
  8. #926188
  9. #8c6b86
  10. #867683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26599f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8255d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80479e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5a9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4207b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd199c {
  color: #bd199c;
}
Background
.bg-bd199c {
  background-color: #bd199c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd199c {
  border: 2px solid #bd199c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd199c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 25 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd199c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd199c, #bd194a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd199c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 25 156 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.47 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.89 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.93 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.59 #42e663 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bd199c  rgb(189, 25, 156)  hsl(312, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#19bd3a  rgb(25, 189, 58)  hsl(132, 77%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9cbd19  rgb(156, 189, 25)  hsl(72, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green
#199cbd  rgb(25, 156, 189)  hsl(192, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue