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#BF229F

#bf229f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf229f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 13.33% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 16.75% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 312.23°, with 69.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1472

Complementary

  1. #bf229f
  2. #22bf42

Split complementary

  1. #bf229f
  2. #51bf22
  3. #22bf91

Analogous

  1. #9122bf
  2. #bf229f
  3. #bf2251

Triadic

  1. #bf229f
  2. #9fbf22
  3. #229fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf229f
  2. #bf4222
  3. #22bf42
  4. #229fbf

Square

  1. #bf229f
  2. #bf9122
  3. #22bf42
  4. #2251bf

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b33
  2. #7e1669
  3. #bf229f
  4. #df4ec2
  5. #eb8fd8

Shades

#bf229f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf229f
  2. #ac1f8f
  3. #991b7f
  4. #86186f
  5. #73145f
  6. #601150
  7. #4c0e40
  8. #390a30
  9. #260720
  10. #130310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf229f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf229f
  2. #c538a9
  3. #cc4eb2
  4. #d264bc
  5. #d97ac5
  6. #df91cf
  7. #e5a7d9
  8. #ecbde2
  9. #f2d3ec
  10. #f9e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf229f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf229f
  2. #b92b9c
  3. #b23599
  4. #ac3e96
  5. #a64893
  6. #a05190
  7. #995a8c
  8. #936489
  9. #8d6d86
  10. #867783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945783 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5ca2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64749c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca2c61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824ba1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915d9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6287e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf229f {
  color: #bf229f;
}
Background
.bg-bf229f {
  background-color: #bf229f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf229f {
  border: 2px solid #bf229f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf229f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 34 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf229f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf229f, #bf2251);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf229f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 34 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.08 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.59 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.78 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.83 #40dd60 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf229f  rgb(191, 34, 159)  hsl(312, 70%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#22bf42  rgb(34, 191, 66)  hsl(132, 70%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9fbf22  rgb(159, 191, 34)  hsl(72, 70%, 44%)  Apple Green
#229fbf  rgb(34, 159, 191)  hsl(192, 70%, 44%)  Bondi Blue