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#BF058A

#bf058a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf058a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 1.96% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.38% magenta, 27.75% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 317.1°, with 94.9% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1302

Complementary

  1. #bf058a
  2. #05bf3a

Split complementary

  1. #bf058a
  2. #2dbf05
  3. #05bf97

Analogous

  1. #9705bf
  2. #bf058a
  3. #bf052d

Triadic

  1. #bf058a
  2. #8abf05
  3. #058abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf058a
  2. #bf3a05
  3. #05bf3a
  4. #058abf

Square

  1. #bf058a
  2. #bf9705
  3. #05bf3a
  4. #052dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #2a011e
  2. #740354
  3. #bf058a
  4. #f918b9
  5. #fb62cf

Shades

#bf058a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf058a
  2. #ac057c
  3. #99046e
  4. #860461
  5. #730353
  6. #600345
  7. #4c0237
  8. #390229
  9. #26011c
  10. #13010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf058a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf058a
  2. #c51e96
  3. #cc37a1
  4. #d250ad
  5. #d969b9
  6. #df82c5
  7. #e59bd0
  8. #ecb4dc
  9. #f2cde8
  10. #f9e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf058a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf058a
  2. #b91189
  3. #b21e88
  4. #ac2a87
  5. #a63686
  6. #a04385
  7. #994f84
  8. #935b83
  9. #8d6782
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #924f76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f538d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676f86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83418c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925788 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7006c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf058a {
  color: #bf058a;
}
Background
.bg-bf058a {
  background-color: #bf058a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf058a {
  border: 2px solid #bf058a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf058a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 5 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf058a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf058a, #bf052d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf058a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 5 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.95 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.00 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.17 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.77 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.79 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.64 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.64 #40fa75 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf058a  rgb(191, 5, 138)  hsl(317, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#05bf3a  rgb(5, 191, 58)  hsl(137, 95%, 38%)  Lime Green
#8abf05  rgb(138, 191, 5)  hsl(77, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#058abf  rgb(5, 138, 191)  hsl(197, 95%, 38%)  Steel Blue