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#BF359D

#bf359d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bf359d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 20.78% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.25% magenta, 17.8% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 314.78°, with 56.56% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1606

Complementary

  1. #bf359d
  2. #35bf57

Split complementary

  1. #bf359d
  2. #58bf35
  3. #35bf9c

Analogous

  1. #9c35bf
  2. #bf359d
  3. #bf3558

Triadic

  1. #bf359d
  2. #9dbf35
  3. #359dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf359d
  2. #bf5735
  3. #35bf57
  4. #359dbf

Square

  1. #bf359d
  2. #bf9c35
  3. #35bf57
  4. #3558bf

Monochromatic

  1. #47143b
  2. #83246c
  3. #bf359d
  4. #d66bbb
  5. #e6a7d7

Shades

#bf359d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf359d
  2. #ac308d
  3. #992a7e
  4. #86256e
  5. #73205e
  6. #601b4f
  7. #4c153f
  8. #39102f
  9. #260b1f
  10. #130510
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf359d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf359d
  2. #c549a7
  3. #cc5db1
  4. #d272ba
  5. #d986c4
  6. #df9ace
  7. #e5aed8
  8. #ecc2e2
  9. #f2d7eb
  10. #f9ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf359d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf359d
  2. #b93d9a
  3. #b24497
  4. #ac4c94
  5. #a65391
  6. #a05b8f
  7. #99628c
  8. #936a89
  9. #8d7186
  10. #867983
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e62a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a779a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca3a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86539f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94639b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6387f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf359d {
  color: #bf359d;
}
Background
.bg-bf359d {
  background-color: #bf359d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf359d {
  border: 2px solid #bf359d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf359d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 53 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 57% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf359d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf359d, #bf3558);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf359d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 53 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.49 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.06 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.35 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.09 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.20 #40ca62 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bf359d  rgb(191, 53, 157)  hsl(315, 57%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#35bf57  rgb(53, 191, 87)  hsl(135, 57%, 48%)  Emerald
#9dbf35  rgb(157, 191, 53)  hsl(75, 57%, 48%)  Apple Green
#359dbf  rgb(53, 157, 191)  hsl(195, 57%, 48%)  Bondi Blue