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#BF079B

#bf079b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf079b is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 2.75% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.34% magenta, 18.85% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 311.74°, with 92.93% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1359

Complementary

  1. #bf079b
  2. #07bf2b

Split complementary

  1. #bf079b
  2. #3fbf07
  3. #07bf87

Analogous

  1. #8707bf
  2. #bf079b
  3. #bf073f

Triadic

  1. #bf079b
  2. #9bbf07
  3. #079bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf079b
  2. #bf2b07
  3. #07bf2b
  4. #079bbf

Square

  1. #bf079b
  2. #bf8707
  3. #07bf2b
  4. #073fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0223
  2. #75045f
  3. #bf079b
  4. #f71ccc
  5. #f966dc

Shades

#bf079b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf079b
  2. #ac068c
  3. #99067c
  4. #86056d
  5. #73045d
  6. #60044e
  7. #4c033e
  8. #39022f
  9. #26011f
  10. #130110
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf079b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf079b
  2. #c520a5
  3. #cc39af
  4. #d251b9
  5. #d96ac3
  6. #df83cd
  7. #e59cd7
  8. #ecb5e1
  9. #f2cdeb
  10. #f9e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf079b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf079b
  2. #b91398
  3. #b21f96
  4. #ac2b93
  5. #a63790
  6. #a0448e
  7. #99508b
  8. #935c88
  9. #8d6885
  10. #867483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93517f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #20569e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #617097 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb195b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80449d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6137a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf079b {
  color: #bf079b;
}
Background
.bg-bf079b {
  background-color: #bf079b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf079b {
  border: 2px solid #bf079b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf079b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 7 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 93% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf079b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf079b, #bf073f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf079b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 7 155 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.54 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.11 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.30 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.75 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.29 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 11.86 #40f864 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf079b  rgb(191, 7, 155)  hsl(312, 93%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#07bf2b  rgb(7, 191, 43)  hsl(132, 93%, 39%)  Lime Green
#9bbf07  rgb(155, 191, 7)  hsl(72, 93%, 39%)  Apple Green
#079bbf  rgb(7, 155, 191)  hsl(192, 93%, 39%)  Bondi Blue