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#B40586

#b40586 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b40586 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 1.96% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.22% magenta, 25.56% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 315.77°, with 94.59% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1153

Complementary

  1. #b40586
  2. #05b433

Split complementary

  1. #b40586
  2. #2fb405
  3. #05b48a

Analogous

  1. #8a05b4
  2. #b40586
  3. #b4052f

Triadic

  1. #b40586
  2. #86b405
  3. #0586b4

Tetradic

  1. #b40586
  2. #b43305
  3. #05b433
  4. #0586b4

Square

  1. #b40586
  2. #b48a05
  3. #05b433
  4. #052fb4

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0117
  2. #6a034f
  3. #b40586
  4. #f80dba
  5. #fa58d0

Shades

#b40586 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b40586
  2. #a20579
  3. #90046b
  4. #7e045e
  5. #6c0350
  6. #5a0343
  7. #480236
  8. #360228
  9. #24011b
  10. #12010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b40586 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b40586
  2. #bc1e92
  3. #c3379e
  4. #cb50aa
  5. #d269b6
  6. #da82c3
  7. #e19bcf
  8. #e9b4db
  9. #f0cde7
  10. #f8e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b40586 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b40586
  2. #af1185
  3. #aa1e85
  4. #a42a84
  5. #9f3684
  6. #9a4383
  7. #954f82
  8. #905b82
  9. #8a6781
  10. #857481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #894b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #294e89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6983 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1034e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a3d88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895284 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc0469 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b40586 {
  color: #b40586;
}
Background
.bg-b40586 {
  background-color: #b40586;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b40586 {
  border: 2px solid #b40586;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b40586;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 5 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 95% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b40586 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b40586, #b4052f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b40586 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 5 134 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.96 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.81 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.56 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.76 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.25 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.93 #4bfa79 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b40586  rgb(180, 5, 134)  hsl(316, 95%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#05b433  rgb(5, 180, 51)  hsl(136, 95%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#86b405  rgb(134, 180, 5)  hsl(76, 95%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0586b4  rgb(5, 134, 180)  hsl(196, 95%, 36%)  Cerulean