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#BF178F

#bf178f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf178f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 9.02% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.96% magenta, 25.13% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 317.14°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.1367

Complementary

  1. #bf178f
  2. #17bf47

Split complementary

  1. #bf178f
  2. #3bbf17
  3. #17bf9b

Analogous

  1. #9b17bf
  2. #bf178f
  3. #bf173b

Triadic

  1. #bf178f
  2. #8fbf17
  3. #178fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf178f
  2. #bf4717
  3. #17bf47
  4. #178fbf

Square

  1. #bf178f
  2. #bf9b17
  3. #17bf47
  4. #173bbf

Monochromatic

  1. #360729
  2. #7b0f5c
  3. #bf178f
  4. #e73bb6
  5. #f07fd0

Shades

#bf178f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf178f
  2. #ac1581
  3. #991272
  4. #861064
  5. #730e56
  6. #600c48
  7. #4c0939
  8. #39072b
  9. #26051d
  10. #13020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf178f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf178f
  2. #c52e9a
  3. #cc45a5
  4. #d25db1
  5. #d974bc
  6. #df8bc7
  7. #e5a2d2
  8. #ecb9dd
  9. #f2d1e9
  10. #f9e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf178f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf178f
  2. #b9228e
  3. #b22c8c
  4. #ac378b
  5. #a64189
  6. #a04c88
  7. #995686
  8. #936185
  9. #8d6b83
  10. #867682
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325692 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67718c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1555 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834591 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935a8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71671 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf178f {
  color: #bf178f;
}
Background
.bg-bf178f {
  background-color: #bf178f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf178f {
  border: 2px solid #bf178f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf178f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 23 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf178f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf178f, #bf173b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf178f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 23 143 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.15 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.57 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.45 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.84 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.30 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.85 #40e870 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf178f  rgb(191, 23, 143)  hsl(317, 79%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#17bf47  rgb(23, 191, 71)  hsl(137, 79%, 42%)  Lime Green
#8fbf17  rgb(143, 191, 23)  hsl(77, 79%, 42%)  Apple Green
#178fbf  rgb(23, 143, 191)  hsl(197, 79%, 42%)  Bondi Blue