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#B50488

#b50488 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b50488 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 1.57% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.79% magenta, 24.86% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 315.25°, with 95.68% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1169

Complementary

  1. #b50488
  2. #04b531

Split complementary

  1. #b50488
  2. #30b504
  3. #04b589

Analogous

  1. #8904b5
  2. #b50488
  3. #b50430

Triadic

  1. #b50488
  2. #88b504
  3. #0488b5

Tetradic

  1. #b50488
  2. #b53104
  3. #04b531
  4. #0488b5

Square

  1. #b50488
  2. #b58904
  3. #04b531
  4. #0430b5

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0118
  2. #6a0250
  3. #b50488
  4. #fa0cbd
  5. #fb57d1

Shades

#b50488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b50488
  2. #a3047a
  3. #91036d
  4. #7f035f
  5. #6d0252
  6. #5b0244
  7. #480236
  8. #360129
  9. #24011b
  10. #12000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b50488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b50488
  2. #bc1d94
  3. #c436a0
  4. #cb4fac
  5. #d368b8
  6. #da82c4
  7. #e19bcf
  8. #e9b4db
  9. #f0cde7
  10. #f8e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b50488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b50488
  2. #b01087
  3. #aa1d86
  4. #a52986
  5. #a03685
  6. #9b4284
  7. #954e83
  8. #905b82
  9. #8b6782
  10. #857481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a4b72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #284f8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6985 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1044f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3e8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5386 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd046a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b50488 {
  color: #b50488;
}
Background
.bg-b50488 {
  background-color: #b50488;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b50488 {
  border: 2px solid #b50488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b50488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 4 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b50488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b50488, #b50430);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b50488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 4 136 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.94 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.53 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.84 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.56 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.80 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.56 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.88 #4afb77 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b50488  rgb(181, 4, 136)  hsl(315, 96%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#04b531  rgb(4, 181, 49)  hsl(135, 96%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#88b504  rgb(136, 181, 4)  hsl(75, 96%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0488b5  rgb(4, 136, 181)  hsl(195, 96%, 36%)  Cerulean