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#BB129B

#bb129b ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb129b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 17.11% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.36°, 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1336

Complementary

  1. #bb129b
  2. #12bb32

Split complementary

  1. #bb129b
  2. #47bb12
  3. #12bb87

Analogous

  1. #8712bb
  2. #bb129b
  3. #bb1247

Triadic

  1. #bb129b
  2. #9bbb12
  3. #129bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb129b
  2. #bb3212
  3. #12bb32
  4. #129bbb

Square

  1. #bb129b
  2. #bb8712
  3. #12bb32
  4. #1247bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0527
  2. #750b61
  3. #bb129b
  4. #eb2fc7
  5. #f274da

Shades

#bb129b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb129b
  2. #a8108c
  3. #960e7c
  4. #830d6d
  5. #700b5d
  6. #5e094e
  7. #4b073e
  8. #38052f
  9. #25041f
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb129b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb129b
  2. #c22aa5
  3. #c941af
  4. #cf59b9
  5. #d671c3
  6. #dd89cd
  7. #e4a0d7
  8. #ebb8e1
  9. #f1d0eb
  10. #f8e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb129b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb129b
  2. #b51d98
  3. #af2896
  4. #a93393
  5. #a33e90
  6. #9e498e
  7. #98548b
  8. #925f88
  9. #8c6a85
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90517f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #21569e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6f98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6215c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e459d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c21c7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb129b {
  color: #bb129b;
}
Background
.bg-bb129b {
  background-color: #bb129b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb129b {
  border: 2px solid #bb129b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb129b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb129b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb129b, #bb1247);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb129b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 155 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.96 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.62 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.21 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.55 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.42 #44ed64 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb129b  rgb(187, 18, 155)  hsl(311, 82%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#12bb32  rgb(18, 187, 50)  hsl(131, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#9bbb12  rgb(155, 187, 18)  hsl(71, 82%, 40%)  Apple Green
#129bbb  rgb(18, 155, 187)  hsl(191, 82%, 40%)  Bondi Blue