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#B00A91

#b00a91 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b00a91 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.92% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 17.61% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 311.2°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.85.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1149

Complementary

  1. #b00a91
  2. #0ab029

Split complementary

  1. #b00a91
  2. #3eb00a
  3. #0ab07c

Analogous

  1. #7c0ab0
  2. #b00a91
  3. #b00a3e

Triadic

  1. #b00a91
  2. #91b00a
  3. #0a91b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a91
  2. #b0290a
  3. #0ab029
  4. #0a91b0

Square

  1. #b00a91
  2. #b07c0a
  3. #0ab029
  4. #0a3eb0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f021a
  2. #680655
  3. #b00a91
  4. #f215c8
  5. #f65dd9

Shades

#b00a91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a91
  2. #9e0983
  3. #8d0874
  4. #7b0766
  5. #6a0657
  6. #580549
  7. #46043a
  8. #35032c
  9. #23021d
  10. #12010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a91
  2. #b8239c
  3. #c03ba7
  4. #c854b2
  5. #d06cbd
  6. #d885c8
  7. #df9dd3
  8. #e7b6de
  9. #efcee9
  10. #f7e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a91
  2. #ab168f
  3. #a6228e
  4. #a22d8c
  5. #9d398a
  6. #984589
  7. #935187
  8. #8e5d85
  9. #8a6883
  10. #857482
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874b76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c5094 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58688e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb1a55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #763f93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84528f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b61572 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a91 {
  color: #b00a91;
}
Background
.bg-b00a91 {
  background-color: #b00a91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a91 {
  border: 2px solid #b00a91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a91, #b00a3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 145 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.85 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.94 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.34 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.36 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.89 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.45 #4ff56e Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b00a91  rgb(176, 10, 145)  hsl(311, 89%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ab029  rgb(10, 176, 41)  hsl(131, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#91b00a  rgb(145, 176, 10)  hsl(71, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0a91b0  rgb(10, 145, 176)  hsl(191, 89%, 36%)  Bondi Blue