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#B42E92

#b42e92 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b42e92 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 18.04% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.44% magenta, 18.89% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 315.22°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.1373

Complementary

  1. #b42e92
  2. #2eb450

Split complementary

  1. #b42e92
  2. #4fb42e
  3. #2eb493

Analogous

  1. #932eb4
  2. #b42e92
  3. #b42e4f

Triadic

  1. #b42e92
  2. #92b42e
  3. #2e92b4

Tetradic

  1. #b42e92
  2. #b4502e
  3. #2eb450
  4. #2e92b4

Square

  1. #b42e92
  2. #b4932e
  3. #2eb450
  4. #2e4fb4

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0f2f
  2. #771e61
  3. #b42e92
  4. #d55ab6
  5. #e497d1

Shades

#b42e92 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42e92
  2. #a22983
  3. #902575
  4. #7e2066
  5. #6c1c58
  6. #5a1749
  7. #48123a
  8. #360e2c
  9. #24091d
  10. #12050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42e92 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42e92
  2. #bc439d
  3. #c358a8
  4. #cb6db3
  5. #d282be
  6. #da97c9
  7. #e1abd3
  8. #e9c0de
  9. #f0d5e9
  10. #f8eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42e92 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42e92
  2. #af3690
  3. #aa3e8e
  4. #a4478d
  5. #9f4f8b
  6. #9a5789
  7. #955f87
  8. #906785
  9. #8a7084
  10. #857882
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d567b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385a95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #636f8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf325d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d4c94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5c90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3176 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42e92 {
  color: #b42e92;
}
Background
.bg-b42e92 {
  background-color: #b42e92;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42e92 {
  border: 2px solid #b42e92;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42e92;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 46 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42e92 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42e92, #b42e4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42e92 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 46 146 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.43 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.21 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.74 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.88 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.05 #4bd16d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b42e92  rgb(180, 46, 146)  hsl(315, 59%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#2eb450  rgb(46, 180, 80)  hsl(135, 59%, 44%)  Medium Sea Green
#92b42e  rgb(146, 180, 46)  hsl(75, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#2e92b4  rgb(46, 146, 180)  hsl(195, 59%, 44%)  Bondi Blue