#bf5b99

Color #bf5b99

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 17.44 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bf5b99

RGB

rgb(191, 91, 153)

HSL

hsl(322.8, 43.9%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.8, 52.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 19.9%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(52.8, 47.55, -15.08)

LCH

lch(52.8, 49.88, 342.4)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.1473, 344.25)

HWB

hwb(322.8, 35.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5bbf81

Analogous

#b35bbf

#bf5b99

#bf5b67

Triadic

#bf5b99

#99bf5b

#5b99bf

Split-complementary

#bf5b99

#67bf5b

#5bbfb3

Tetradic

#bf5b99

#bf815b

#5bbf81

#5b99bf

Square

#bf5b99

#bfb35b

#5bbf81

#5b67bf

Shades

Color #bf5b99 mixed toward black.

#a94282

#873568

#65284e

#441a34

#220d1a

Tints

Color #bf5b99 mixed toward white.

#ca76aa

#d492bb

#dfadcc

#eac8dd

#f4e4ee

Tones

Color #bf5b99 mixed toward gray.

#b76397

#ae6c95

#a67493

#9e7c91

#95858f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d8d · ΔE 36.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a98a · ΔE 45.1

Tritanopia

#bc8380 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bf5b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf5b99]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#bf5b99 (#bf5b99) is rgb(191, 91, 153) in RGB.

No, #bf5b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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