#BD338A

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #BD338A

When working with digital screens, the color #BD338A 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, 51, and 138.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 73% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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#BD338A
RGB189, 51, 138
HSL322.2°, 57.5%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 73%, 27%, 26%
HSV322.2°, 73.0%, 74.1%
LAB45.7, 61.9, -17.0
XYZ26.8, 15.0, 25.5
Decimal12399498

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.00:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.40:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD338A; }
.text-color { color: #BD338A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD338A; }

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Mediumvioletred
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