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#BD299D

#bd299d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bd299d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 16.08% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.31% magenta, 16.93% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 312.97°, with 64.35% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #bd299d
  2. #29bd49

Split complementary

  1. #bd299d
  2. #53bd29
  3. #29bd93

Analogous

  1. #9329bd
  2. #bd299d
  3. #bd2953

Triadic

  1. #bd299d
  2. #9dbd29
  3. #299dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd299d
  2. #bd4929
  3. #29bd49
  4. #299dbd

Square

  1. #bd299d
  2. #bd9329
  3. #29bd49
  4. #2953bd

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0e35
  2. #7e1b69
  3. #bd299d
  4. #db58be
  5. #e897d7

Shades

#bd299d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd299d
  2. #aa258d
  3. #97217e
  4. #841d6e
  5. #71195e
  6. #5f154f
  7. #4c103f
  8. #390c2f
  9. #26081f
  10. #130410
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd299d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd299d
  2. #c43ea7
  3. #ca54b1
  4. #d169ba
  5. #d77fc4
  6. #de94ce
  7. #e5a9d8
  8. #ebbfe2
  9. #f2d4eb
  10. #f8eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd299d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd299d
  2. #b7329a
  3. #b13a97
  4. #ab4394
  5. #a54c91
  6. #9f558f
  7. #985d8c
  8. #926689
  9. #8c6f86
  10. #867783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325da0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #65749a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c83161 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824d9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915e9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c42e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd299d {
  color: #bd299d;
}
Background
.bg-bd299d {
  background-color: #bd299d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd299d {
  border: 2px solid #bd299d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd299d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 41 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd299d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd299d, #bd2953);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd299d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 41 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.52 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.88 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.05 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.81 #42d662 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bd299d  rgb(189, 41, 157)  hsl(313, 64%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#29bd49  rgb(41, 189, 73)  hsl(133, 64%, 45%)  Lime Green
#9dbd29  rgb(157, 189, 41)  hsl(73, 64%, 45%)  Apple Green
#299dbd  rgb(41, 157, 189)  hsl(193, 64%, 45%)  Bondi Blue