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#BF199E

#bf199e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf199e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 9.8% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.91% magenta, 17.28% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 311.93°, with 76.85% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1424

Complementary

  1. #bf199e
  2. #19bf3a

Split complementary

  1. #bf199e
  2. #4bbf19
  3. #19bf8d

Analogous

  1. #8d19bf
  2. #bf199e
  3. #bf194b

Triadic

  1. #bf199e
  2. #9ebf19
  3. #199ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf199e
  2. #bf3a19
  3. #19bf3a
  4. #199ebf

Square

  1. #bf199e
  2. #bf8d19
  3. #19bf3a
  4. #194bbf

Monochromatic

  1. #38072e
  2. #7b1066
  3. #bf199e
  4. #e63fc5
  5. #ef82d9

Shades

#bf199e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf199e
  2. #ac178e
  3. #99147e
  4. #86126f
  5. #730f5f
  6. #600d4f
  7. #4c0a3f
  8. #39082f
  9. #260520
  10. #130310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf199e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf199e
  2. #c530a8
  3. #cc47b1
  4. #d25ebb
  5. #d975c5
  6. #df8ccf
  7. #e5a3d8
  8. #ecbae2
  9. #f2d1ec
  10. #f9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf199e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf199e
  2. #b9239b
  3. #b22e98
  4. #ac3895
  5. #a64292
  6. #a04d8f
  7. #99578c
  8. #936189
  9. #8d6b86
  10. #867683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265aa1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62729b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca255e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8148a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915b9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6217d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf199e {
  color: #bf199e;
}
Background
.bg-bf199e {
  background-color: #bf199e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf199e {
  border: 2px solid #bf199e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf199e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 25 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf199e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf199e, #bf194b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf199e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 25 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.44 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.76 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.56 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.88 #40e661 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf199e  rgb(191, 25, 158)  hsl(312, 77%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#19bf3a  rgb(25, 191, 58)  hsl(132, 77%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9ebf19  rgb(158, 191, 25)  hsl(72, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green
#199ebf  rgb(25, 158, 191)  hsl(192, 77%, 42%)  Bondi Blue