What color is #BD379F?

#BD379F is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Mystifying Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD379F?

The RGB value is 189, 55, 159: 189 red, 55 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD379F?

The complementary color is #37BD55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD379F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD379F color

#BD379F rgb(189, 55, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BD379F is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 21.6% green and 62.4% blue (189, 55, 159).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 55% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mystifying Magenta (#C920B0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#BD379F color codes

HEX	`#BD379F`
RGB	`rgb(189, 55, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 21.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 55%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 71%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, 63.33, -27.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 69.04, 336.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.611, 16.057, 34.387)`
Decimal	`12400543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD379F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BD379F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BD379F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BD379F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd379f; }
.text { color: #bd379f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd379f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 55 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd379f, #bd375c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BD379F?: #BD379F is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Mystifying Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD379F?: The RGB value is 189, 55, 159: 189 red, 55 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD379F?: The complementary color is #37BD55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD379F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.