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#BB129E

#bb129e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb129e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 15.51% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 310.3°, 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1347

Complementary

  1. #bb129e
  2. #12bb2f

Split complementary

  1. #bb129e
  2. #49bb12
  3. #12bb84

Analogous

  1. #8412bb
  2. #bb129e
  3. #bb1249

Triadic

  1. #bb129e
  2. #9ebb12
  3. #129ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb129e
  2. #bb2f12
  3. #12bb2f
  4. #129ebb

Square

  1. #bb129e
  2. #bb8412
  3. #12bb2f
  4. #1249bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0528
  2. #750b63
  3. #bb129e
  4. #eb2fcb
  5. #f274dc

Shades

#bb129e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb129e
  2. #a8108e
  3. #960e7e
  4. #830d6f
  5. #700b5f
  6. #5e094f
  7. #4b073f
  8. #38052f
  9. #250420
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb129e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb129e
  2. #c22aa8
  3. #c941b1
  4. #cf59bb
  5. #d671c5
  6. #dd89cf
  7. #e4a0d8
  8. #ebb8e2
  9. #f1d0ec
  10. #f8e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb129e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb129e
  2. #b51d9b
  3. #af2898
  4. #a93395
  5. #a33e92
  6. #9e498f
  7. #98548c
  8. #925f89
  9. #8c6a86
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905180 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d57a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d6f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6235d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d45a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d589c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c11e7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb129e {
  color: #bb129e;
}
Background
.bg-bb129e {
  background-color: #bb129e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb129e {
  border: 2px solid #bb129e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb129e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb129e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb129e, #bb1249);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb129e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.44 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.32 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.17 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.77 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.94 #44ed61 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb129e  rgb(187, 18, 158)  hsl(310, 82%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#12bb2f  rgb(18, 187, 47)  hsl(130, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#9ebb12  rgb(158, 187, 18)  hsl(70, 82%, 40%)  Apple Green
#129ebb  rgb(18, 158, 187)  hsl(190, 82%, 40%)  Bondi Blue