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#BB129A

#bb129a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb129a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.06% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.72°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1333

Complementary

  1. #bb129a
  2. #12bb33

Split complementary

  1. #bb129a
  2. #45bb12
  3. #12bb88

Analogous

  1. #8812bb
  2. #bb129a
  3. #bb1245

Triadic

  1. #bb129a
  2. #9abb12
  3. #129abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb129a
  2. #bb3312
  3. #12bb33
  4. #129abb

Square

  1. #bb129a
  2. #bb8812
  3. #12bb33
  4. #1245bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0527
  2. #750b61
  3. #bb129a
  4. #eb2fc6
  5. #f274d9

Shades

#bb129a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb129a
  2. #a8108b
  3. #960e7b
  4. #830d6c
  5. #700b5c
  6. #5e094d
  7. #4b073e
  8. #38052e
  9. #25041f
  10. #13020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb129a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb129a
  2. #c22aa4
  3. #c941ae
  4. #cf59b8
  5. #d671c2
  6. #dd89cd
  7. #e4a0d7
  8. #ebb8e1
  9. #f1d0eb
  10. #f8e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb129a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb129a
  2. #b51d97
  3. #af2895
  4. #a93392
  5. #a33e90
  6. #9e498d
  7. #98548a
  8. #925f88
  9. #8c6a85
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90517e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22569d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6f97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6205b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e449c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c21b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb129a {
  color: #bb129a;
}
Background
.bg-bb129a {
  background-color: #bb129a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb129a {
  border: 2px solid #bb129a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb129a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb129a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb129a, #bb1245);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb129a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 154 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.73 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.24 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.46 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.58 #44ed65 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb129a  rgb(187, 18, 154)  hsl(312, 82%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#12bb33  rgb(18, 187, 51)  hsl(132, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#9abb12  rgb(154, 187, 18)  hsl(72, 82%, 40%)  Apple Green
#129abb  rgb(18, 154, 187)  hsl(192, 82%, 40%)  Bondi Blue