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#B3839B

#b3839b ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3839b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 51.37% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.82% magenta, 13.41% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 24% saturation and 60.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.2818

Complementary

  1. #b3839b
  2. #83b39b

Split complementary

  1. #b3839b
  2. #83b383
  3. #83b3b3

Analogous

  1. #b383b3
  2. #b3839b
  3. #b38383

Triadic

  1. #b3839b
  2. #9bb383
  3. #839bb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3839b
  2. #b39b83
  3. #83b39b
  4. #839bb3

Square

  1. #b3839b
  2. #b3b383
  3. #83b39b
  4. #8383b3

Monochromatic

  1. #613c4e
  2. #915975
  3. #b3839b
  4. #d0b2c1
  5. #ede2e7

Shades

#b3839b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3839b
  2. #a1768c
  3. #8f697c
  4. #7d5c6d
  5. #6b4f5d
  6. #5a424e
  7. #48343e
  8. #36272f
  9. #241a1f
  10. #120d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3839b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3839b
  2. #bb8fa5
  3. #c29caf
  4. #caa8b9
  5. #d1b5c3
  6. #d9c1cd
  7. #e1cdd7
  8. #e8dae1
  9. #f0e6eb
  10. #f7f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3839b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3839b
  2. #ae8398
  3. #a98296
  4. #a48293
  5. #9f8290
  6. #9a828e
  7. #94818b
  8. #8f8188
  9. #8a8185
  10. #858083
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878c9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92949a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba828b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a899c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08d9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b78392 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3839b {
  color: #b3839b;
}
Background
.bg-b3839b {
  background-color: #b3839b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3839b {
  border: 2px solid #b3839b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3839b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 131 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 24% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3839b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3839b, #b38383);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3839b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 131 155 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.46 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.57 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.43 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.29 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.73 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.74 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.87 #4c7c64 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Puce
#b3839b  rgb(179, 131, 155)  hsl(330, 24%, 61%)  Puce
#83b39b  rgb(131, 179, 155)  hsl(150, 24%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#9bb383  rgb(155, 179, 131)  hsl(90, 24%, 61%)  Olivine
#839bb3  rgb(131, 155, 179)  hsl(210, 24%, 61%)  Light Slate Gray