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#BF0C8A

#bf0c8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf0c8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 4.71% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 27.75% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 317.77°, with 88.18% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1317

Complementary

  1. #bf0c8a
  2. #0cbf41

Split complementary

  1. #bf0c8a
  2. #30bf0c
  3. #0cbf9b

Analogous

  1. #9b0cbf
  2. #bf0c8a
  3. #bf0c30

Triadic

  1. #bf0c8a
  2. #8abf0c
  3. #0c8abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf0c8a
  2. #bf410c
  3. #0cbf41
  4. #0c8abf

Square

  1. #bf0c8a
  2. #bf9b0c
  3. #0cbf41
  4. #0c30bf

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0322
  2. #770756
  3. #bf0c8a
  4. #f126b5
  5. #f66ece

Shades

#bf0c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf0c8a
  2. #ac0b7c
  3. #990a6e
  4. #860861
  5. #730753
  6. #600645
  7. #4c0537
  8. #390429
  9. #26021c
  10. #13010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf0c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf0c8a
  2. #c52496
  3. #cc3da1
  4. #d255ad
  5. #d96db9
  6. #df86c5
  7. #e59ed0
  8. #ecb6dc
  9. #f2cee8
  10. #f9e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf0c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf0c8a
  2. #b91889
  3. #b22388
  4. #ac2f87
  5. #a63a86
  6. #a04685
  7. #995284
  8. #935d83
  9. #8d6982
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925076 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #31548d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676f86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0051 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83428c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7056c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf0c8a {
  color: #bf0c8a;
}
Background
.bg-bf0c8a {
  background-color: #bf0c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf0c8a {
  border: 2px solid #bf0c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf0c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 12 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf0c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf0c8a, #bf0c30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf0c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 12 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.74 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.90 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.04 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.55 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.73 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.54 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.64 #40f375 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf0c8a  rgb(191, 12, 138)  hsl(318, 88%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#0cbf41  rgb(12, 191, 65)  hsl(138, 88%, 40%)  Lime Green
#8abf0c  rgb(138, 191, 12)  hsl(78, 88%, 40%)  Apple Green
#0c8abf  rgb(12, 138, 191)  hsl(198, 88%, 40%)  Steel Blue