HEX Color #BD006D (Mediumvioletred)

About #BD006D

When working with digital screens, the color #BD006D is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumvioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 0, and 109.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD006D

RGB189, 0, 109

HSL325.4°, 100.0%, 37.1%

CMYK0%, 100%, 42%, 26%

HSV325.4°, 100.0%, 74.1%

LAB41.1, 68.8, -6.0

XYZ23.7, 11.9, 15.5

Decimal12386413

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD006D #00BD50

Analogous

#AE00BD #BD000E

Triadic

#6CBD00 #006CBD

Tetradic

#BDAE00 #00BD50 #000EBD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD006D

#C41C7D

#CB388D

#D3559D

#DA71AD

#E18DBE

#E9AACE

#F0C6DE

#F7E2EE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD006D

#A80060

#930054

#7E0048

#69003C

#540030

#3F0024

#2A0018

#15000C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.20:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.38:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.93:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.88:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD006D; }

.text-color { color: #BD006D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD006D; }

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Mediumvioletred

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