HEX Color #BD42A0 (Mediumvioletred)

About #BD42A0

At its core, #BD42A0 is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumvioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 189, 66, and 160.

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. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BD42A0

RGB189, 66, 160

HSL314.1°, 48.2%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 65%, 15%, 26%

HSV314.1°, 65.1%, 74.1%

LAB48.6, 59.3, -25.7

XYZ29.3, 17.3, 35.0

Decimal12403360

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BD42A0 #41BD5F

Analogous

#9C41BD #BD4162

Triadic

#9FBD41 #419FBD

Tetradic

#BD9C41 #41BD5F #4162BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#BD42A0

#C457AA

#CB6CB5

#D381BF

#DA96CA

#E1ABD4

#E9C0DF

#F0D5E9

#F7EAF4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#BD42A0

#A83A8E

#93337C

#7E2C6A

#692458

#541D47

#3F1635

#2A0E23

#150711

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.72:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.45:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.51:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.78:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BD42A0; }

.text-color { color: #BD42A0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #BD42A0; }

Similar Colors

Mediumvioletred

#C71585