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#BF047E

#bf047e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf047e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 1.57% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 34.03% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 320.86°, with 95.9% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1267

Complementary

  1. #bf047e
  2. #04bf45

Split complementary

  1. #bf047e
  2. #20bf04
  3. #04bfa3

Analogous

  1. #a304bf
  2. #bf047e
  3. #bf0420

Triadic

  1. #bf047e
  2. #7ebf04
  3. #047ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf047e
  2. #bf4504
  3. #04bf45
  4. #047ebf

Square

  1. #bf047e
  2. #bfa304
  3. #04bf45
  4. #0420bf

Monochromatic

  1. #29011b
  2. #74024d
  3. #bf047e
  4. #fa15ab
  5. #fc60c6

Shades

#bf047e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf047e
  2. #ac0471
  3. #990365
  4. #860358
  5. #73024c
  6. #60023f
  7. #4c0232
  8. #390126
  9. #260119
  10. #13000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf047e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf047e
  2. #c51d8b
  3. #cc3698
  4. #d24fa5
  5. #d968b2
  6. #df82bf
  7. #e59bcb
  8. #ecb4d8
  9. #f2cde5
  10. #f9e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf047e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf047e
  2. #b9107e
  3. #b21d7e
  4. #ac297f
  5. #a6367f
  6. #a0427f
  7. #994e7f
  8. #935b7f
  9. #8d6780
  10. #867480
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #914e6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375180 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6e7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #843f7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94577c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80063 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf047e {
  color: #bf047e;
}
Background
.bg-bf047e {
  background-color: #bf047e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf047e {
  border: 2px solid #bf047e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf047e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 4 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf047e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf047e, #bf0420);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf047e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 4 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.32 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.07 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.21 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.92 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.75 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.55 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.67 #40fb81 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf047e  rgb(191, 4, 126)  hsl(321, 96%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#04bf45  rgb(4, 191, 69)  hsl(141, 96%, 38%)  Lime Green
#7ebf04  rgb(126, 191, 4)  hsl(81, 96%, 38%)  Apple Green
#047ebf  rgb(4, 126, 191)  hsl(201, 96%, 38%)  Steel Blue