HEX Color #BD0099 (Mediumvioletred)

About #BD0099

At its core, #BD0099 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumvioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 0, and 153.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). 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.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD0099

RGB189, 0, 153

HSL311.4°, 100.0%, 37.1%

CMYK0%, 100%, 19%, 26%

HSV311.4°, 100.0%, 74.1%

LAB42.9, 73.6, -30.3

XYZ26.7, 13.1, 31.3

Decimal12386457

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD0099 #00BD24

Analogous

#8200BD #BD003A

Triadic

#98BD00 #0098BD

Tetradic

#BD8200 #00BD24 #003ABD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD0099

#C41CA4

#CB38AF

#D355BB

#DA71C6

#E18DD1

#E9AADD

#F0C6E8

#F7E2F3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD0099

#A80088

#930077

#7E0066

#690055

#540044

#3F0033

#2A0022

#150011

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.80:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.62:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.54:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.08:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD0099; }

.text-color { color: #BD0099; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD0099; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred

#C71585