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#BB129F

#bb129f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bb129f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 14.97% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 309.94°, 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.135

Complementary

  1. #bb129f
  2. #12bb2e

Split complementary

  1. #bb129f
  2. #4bbb12
  3. #12bb83

Analogous

  1. #8312bb
  2. #bb129f
  3. #bb124b

Triadic

  1. #bb129f
  2. #9fbb12
  3. #129fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb129f
  2. #bb2e12
  3. #12bb2e
  4. #129fbb

Square

  1. #bb129f
  2. #bb8312
  3. #12bb2e
  4. #124bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0528
  2. #750b64
  3. #bb129f
  4. #eb2fcc
  5. #f274dd

Shades

#bb129f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb129f
  2. #a8108f
  3. #960e7f
  4. #830d6f
  5. #700b5f
  6. #5e0950
  7. #4b0740
  8. #380530
  9. #250420
  10. #130210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb129f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb129f
  2. #c22aa9
  3. #c941b2
  4. #cf59bc
  5. #d671c5
  6. #dd89cf
  7. #e4a0d9
  8. #ebb8e2
  9. #f1d0ec
  10. #f8e7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb129f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb129f
  2. #b51d9c
  3. #af2899
  4. #a93396
  5. #a33e93
  6. #9e4990
  7. #98548c
  8. #925f89
  9. #8c6a86
  10. #867583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b57a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d6f9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5245e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d45a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c589d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c11e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb129f {
  color: #bb129f;
}
Background
.bg-bb129f {
  background-color: #bb129f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb129f {
  border: 2px solid #bb129f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb129f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb129f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb129f, #bb124b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb129f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 159 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.22 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.37 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.16 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.79 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.93 #44ed60 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#bb129f  rgb(187, 18, 159)  hsl(310, 82%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#12bb2e  rgb(18, 187, 46)  hsl(130, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#9fbb12  rgb(159, 187, 18)  hsl(70, 82%, 40%)  Apple Green
#129fbb  rgb(18, 159, 187)  hsl(190, 82%, 40%)  Bondi Blue