HEX Color #BD427C (Palevioletred)

About #BD427C

The precise color #BD427C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Palevioletred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 189 red, 66 green, and 124 blue.

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 65% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD427C

RGB189, 66, 124

HSL331.7°, 48.2%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 65%, 34%, 26%

HSV331.7°, 65.1%, 74.1%

LAB47.2, 54.5, -6.2

XYZ26.6, 16.2, 20.8

Decimal12403324

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD427C #41BD83

Analogous

#BD41B9 #BD4541

Triadic

#7BBD41 #417BBD

Tetradic

#B9BD41 #41BD83 #4541BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD427C

#C4578A

#CB6C99

#D381A7

#DA96B6

#E1ABC4

#E9C0D3

#F0D5E1

#F7EAF0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD427C

#A83A6E

#933360

#7E2C52

#692444

#541D37

#3F1629

#2A0E1B

#15070D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.96:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.23:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.74:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.60:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD427C; }

.text-color { color: #BD427C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD427C; }

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Palevioletred

#DB7093