#BD167C

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #BD167C

The hex code #BD167C represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. 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, 22, and 124.

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 88% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 323.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD167C
RGB189, 22, 124
HSL323.4°, 79.1%, 41.4%
CMYK0%, 88%, 34%, 26%
HSV323.4°, 88.4%, 74.1%
LAB42.5, 67.7, -13.2
XYZ24.9, 12.8, 20.2
Decimal12392060

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.57:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD167C; }
.text-color { color: #BD167C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD167C; }

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