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#BF048E

#bf048e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf048e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 1.57% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 25.65% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 315.72°, with 95.9% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1312

Complementary

  1. #bf048e
  2. #04bf35

Split complementary

  1. #bf048e
  2. #31bf04
  3. #04bf93

Analogous

  1. #9304bf
  2. #bf048e
  3. #bf0431

Triadic

  1. #bf048e
  2. #8ebf04
  3. #048ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf048e
  2. #bf3504
  3. #04bf35
  4. #048ebf

Square

  1. #bf048e
  2. #bf9304
  3. #04bf35
  4. #0431bf

Monochromatic

  1. #29011f
  2. #740256
  3. #bf048e
  4. #fa15be
  5. #fc60d3

Shades

#bf048e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf048e
  2. #ac0480
  3. #990372
  4. #860363
  5. #730255
  6. #600247
  7. #4c0239
  8. #39012b
  9. #26011c
  10. #13000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf048e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf048e
  2. #c51d99
  3. #cc36a5
  4. #d24fb0
  5. #d968bb
  6. #df82c7
  7. #e59bd2
  8. #ecb4dd
  9. #f2cde8
  10. #f9e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf048e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf048e
  2. #b9108d
  3. #b21d8b
  4. #ac298a
  5. #a63688
  6. #a04287
  7. #994e86
  8. #935b84
  9. #8d6783
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #924f78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5391 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656f8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0153 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92578c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7026f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf048e {
  color: #bf048e;
}
Background
.bg-bf048e {
  background-color: #bf048e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf048e {
  border: 2px solid #bf048e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf048e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 4 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf048e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf048e, #bf0431);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf048e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 4 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.53 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.43 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.67 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.69 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.36 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.30 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.64 #40fb71 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf048e  rgb(191, 4, 142)  hsl(316, 96%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#04bf35  rgb(4, 191, 53)  hsl(136, 96%, 38%)  Lime Green
#8ebf04  rgb(142, 191, 4)  hsl(76, 96%, 38%)  Apple Green
#048ebf  rgb(4, 142, 191)  hsl(196, 96%, 38%)  Bondi Blue