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#BF159E

#bf159e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf159e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 8.24% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.01% magenta, 17.28% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 311.65°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #bf159e
  2. #15bf36

Split complementary

  1. #bf159e
  2. #49bf15
  3. #15bf8b

Analogous

  1. #8b15bf
  2. #bf159e
  3. #bf1549

Triadic

  1. #bf159e
  2. #9ebf15
  3. #159ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf159e
  2. #bf3615
  3. #15bf36
  4. #159ebf

Square

  1. #bf159e
  2. #bf8b15
  3. #15bf36
  4. #1549bf

Monochromatic

  1. #35062c
  2. #7a0d65
  3. #bf159e
  4. #e937c7
  5. #f17cda

Shades

#bf159e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf159e
  2. #ac138e
  3. #99117e
  4. #860f6f
  5. #730d5f
  6. #600b4f
  7. #4c083f
  8. #39062f
  9. #260420
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf159e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf159e
  2. #c52ca8
  3. #cc44b1
  4. #d25bbb
  5. #d973c5
  6. #df8acf
  7. #e5a1d8
  8. #ecb9e2
  9. #f2d0ec
  10. #f9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf159e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf159e
  2. #b9209b
  3. #b22a98
  4. #ac3595
  5. #a64092
  6. #a04b8f
  7. #99558c
  8. #936089
  9. #8d6b86
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2359a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #61729a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca235e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8147a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905a9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c61e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf159e {
  color: #bf159e;
}
Background
.bg-bf159e {
  background-color: #bf159e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf159e {
  border: 2px solid #bf159e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf159e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 21 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf159e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf159e, #bf1549);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf159e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 21 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.54 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.64 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.99 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.51 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.71 #40ea61 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf159e  rgb(191, 21, 158)  hsl(312, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#15bf36  rgb(21, 191, 54)  hsl(132, 80%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9ebf15  rgb(158, 191, 21)  hsl(72, 80%, 42%)  Apple Green
#159ebf  rgb(21, 158, 191)  hsl(192, 80%, 42%)  Bondi Blue