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#B3859E

#b3859e ≈ Mountbatten Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3859e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 52.16% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.7% magenta, 11.73% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 327.39°, with 23.23% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997a8d), ΔE 6.71.

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Relative luminance0.2883

Complementary

  1. #b3859e
  2. #85b39a

Split complementary

  1. #b3859e
  2. #87b385
  3. #85b3b1

Analogous

  1. #b185b3
  2. #b3859e
  3. #b38587

Triadic

  1. #b3859e
  2. #9eb385
  3. #859eb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3859e
  2. #b39a85
  3. #85b39a
  4. #859eb3

Square

  1. #b3859e
  2. #b3b185
  3. #85b39a
  4. #8587b3

Monochromatic

  1. #623d51
  2. #915a78
  3. #b3859e
  4. #d0b4c3
  5. #eee3e9

Shades

#b3859e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3859e
  2. #a1788e
  3. #8f6a7e
  4. #7d5d6f
  5. #6b505f
  6. #5a434f
  7. #48353f
  8. #36282f
  9. #241b20
  10. #120d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3859e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3859e
  2. #bb91a8
  3. #c29db1
  4. #caaabb
  5. #d1b6c5
  6. #d9c2cf
  7. #e1ced8
  8. #e8dae2
  9. #f0e7ec
  10. #f7f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3859e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3859e
  2. #ae859b
  3. #a98498
  4. #a48495
  5. #9f8392
  6. #9a838f
  7. #94828c
  8. #8f8289
  9. #8a8186
  10. #858183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08d97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888e9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92959d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9858d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8a9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a18f9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b78594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3859e {
  color: #b3859e;
}
Background
.bg-b3859e {
  background-color: #b3859e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3859e {
  border: 2px solid #b3859e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3859e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 133 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 23% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3859e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3859e, #b38587);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3859e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 133 158 / 0.35);
}

#997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 6.71 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.82 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.26 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.14 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.18 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.50 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.83 #4c7a61 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Mountbatten Pink
#b3859e  rgb(179, 133, 158)  hsl(327, 23%, 61%)  Mountbatten Pink
#85b39a  rgb(133, 179, 154)  hsl(147, 23%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#9eb385  rgb(158, 179, 133)  hsl(87, 23%, 61%)  Olivine
#859eb3  rgb(133, 158, 179)  hsl(207, 23%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue