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#BF237D

#bf237d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf237d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 13.73% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.68% magenta, 34.55% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 325.38°, with 69.03% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #bf237d
  2. #23bf65

Split complementary

  1. #bf237d
  2. #2fbf23
  3. #23bfb3

Analogous

  1. #b323bf
  2. #bf237d
  3. #bf232f

Triadic

  1. #bf237d
  2. #7dbf23
  3. #237dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf237d
  2. #bf6523
  3. #23bf65
  4. #237dbf

Square

  1. #bf237d
  2. #bfb323
  3. #23bf65
  4. #232fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0b28
  2. #7e1753
  3. #bf237d
  4. #df50a2
  5. #eb90c4

Shades

#bf237d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf237d
  2. #ac2071
  3. #991c64
  4. #861958
  5. #73154b
  6. #60123f
  7. #4c0e32
  8. #390b26
  9. #260719
  10. #13040d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf237d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf237d
  2. #c5398a
  3. #cc4f97
  4. #d265a4
  5. #d97bb1
  6. #df91be
  7. #e5a7cb
  8. #ecbdd8
  9. #f2d3e5
  10. #f9e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf237d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf237d
  2. #b92c7d
  3. #b2367e
  4. #ac3f7e
  5. #a6487e
  6. #a0527f
  7. #995b7f
  8. #93647f
  9. #8d6d7f
  10. #867780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935471 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42567f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f727a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce104e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87477e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965c7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81964 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf237d {
  color: #bf237d;
}
Background
.bg-bf237d {
  background-color: #bf237d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf237d {
  border: 2px solid #bf237d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf237d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 35 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf237d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf237d, #bf232f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf237d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 35 125 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.91 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.33 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.01 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.56 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.36 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.52 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.80 #40dc82 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf237d  rgb(191, 35, 125)  hsl(325, 69%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#23bf65  rgb(35, 191, 101)  hsl(145, 69%, 44%)  Emerald
#7dbf23  rgb(125, 191, 35)  hsl(85, 69%, 44%)  Apple Green
#237dbf  rgb(35, 125, 191)  hsl(205, 69%, 44%)  Steel Blue