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#B42E73

#b42e73 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b42e73 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 18.04% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.44% magenta, 36.11% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 329.1°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.129

Complementary

  1. #b42e73
  2. #2eb46f

Split complementary

  1. #b42e73
  2. #30b42e
  3. #2eb4b2

Analogous

  1. #b22eb4
  2. #b42e73
  3. #b42e30

Triadic

  1. #b42e73
  2. #73b42e
  3. #2e73b4

Tetradic

  1. #b42e73
  2. #b46f2e
  3. #2eb46f
  4. #2e73b4

Square

  1. #b42e73
  2. #b4b22e
  3. #2eb46f
  4. #2e30b4

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0f25
  2. #771e4c
  3. #b42e73
  4. #d55a99
  5. #e497bf

Shades

#b42e73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42e73
  2. #a22968
  3. #90255c
  4. #7e2051
  5. #6c1c45
  6. #5a173a
  7. #48122e
  8. #360e23
  9. #240917
  10. #12050c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42e73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42e73
  2. #bc4381
  3. #c3588f
  4. #cb6d9d
  5. #d282ab
  6. #da97b9
  7. #e1abc7
  8. #e9c0d5
  9. #f0d5e3
  10. #f8eaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42e73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42e73
  2. #af3674
  3. #aa3e76
  4. #a44777
  5. #9f4f78
  6. #9a577a
  7. #955f7b
  8. #90677c
  9. #8a707d
  10. #85787f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b546b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #475575 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6d70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2214c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814874 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5b71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd275e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42e73 {
  color: #b42e73;
}
Background
.bg-b42e73 {
  background-color: #b42e73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42e73 {
  border: 2px solid #b42e73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42e73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 46 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42e73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42e73, #b42e30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42e73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 46 115 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.53 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.92 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.50 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.82 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.21 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.82 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.09 #4bd18c Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b42e73  rgb(180, 46, 115)  hsl(329, 59%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#2eb46f  rgb(46, 180, 111)  hsl(149, 59%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#73b42e  rgb(115, 180, 46)  hsl(89, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2e73b4  rgb(46, 115, 180)  hsl(209, 59%, 44%)  French Blue