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#BB129C

#bb129c ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb129c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 16.58% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.01°, 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #bb129c
  2. #12bb31

Split complementary

  1. #bb129c
  2. #47bb12
  3. #12bb86

Analogous

  1. #8612bb
  2. #bb129c
  3. #bb1247

Triadic

  1. #bb129c
  2. #9cbb12
  3. #129cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb129c
  2. #bb3112
  3. #12bb31
  4. #129cbb

Square

  1. #bb129c
  2. #bb8612
  3. #12bb31
  4. #1247bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0528
  2. #750b62
  3. #bb129c
  4. #eb2fc8
  5. #f274db

Shades

#bb129c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb129c
  2. #a8108c
  3. #960e7d
  4. #830d6d
  5. #700b5e
  6. #5e094e
  7. #4b073e
  8. #38052f
  9. #25041f
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb129c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb129c
  2. #c22aa6
  3. #c941b0
  4. #cf59ba
  5. #d671c4
  6. #dd89ce
  7. #e4a0d7
  8. #ebb8e1
  9. #f1d0eb
  10. #f8e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb129c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb129c
  2. #b51d99
  3. #af2896
  4. #a93394
  5. #a33e91
  6. #9e498e
  7. #98548b
  8. #925f88
  9. #8c6a86
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90517f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f579f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6f99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6225c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e459e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d589a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c21c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb129c {
  color: #bb129c;
}
Background
.bg-bb129c {
  background-color: #bb129c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb129c {
  border: 2px solid #bb129c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb129c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb129c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb129c, #bb1247);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb129c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 156 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.12 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.52 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.20 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.64 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.26 #44ed63 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb129c  rgb(187, 18, 156)  hsl(311, 82%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#12bb31  rgb(18, 187, 49)  hsl(131, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#9cbb12  rgb(156, 187, 18)  hsl(71, 82%, 40%)  Apple Green
#129cbb  rgb(18, 156, 187)  hsl(191, 82%, 40%)  Bondi Blue