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#B5048A

#b5048a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b5048a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.79% magenta, 23.76% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 314.58°, 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1175

Complementary

  1. #b5048a
  2. #04b52f

Split complementary

  1. #b5048a
  2. #31b504
  3. #04b587

Analogous

  1. #8704b5
  2. #b5048a
  3. #b50431

Triadic

  1. #b5048a
  2. #8ab504
  3. #048ab5

Tetradic

  1. #b5048a
  2. #b52f04
  3. #04b52f
  4. #048ab5

Square

  1. #b5048a
  2. #b58704
  3. #04b52f
  4. #0431b5

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0118
  2. #6a0251
  3. #b5048a
  4. #fa0cc0
  5. #fb57d3

Shades

#b5048a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5048a
  2. #a3047c
  3. #91036e
  4. #7f0361
  5. #6d0253
  6. #5b0245
  7. #480237
  8. #360129
  9. #24011c
  10. #12000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5048a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5048a
  2. #bc1d96
  3. #c436a1
  4. #cb4fad
  5. #d368b9
  6. #da82c5
  7. #e19bd0
  8. #e9b4dc
  9. #f0cde8
  10. #f8e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5048a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5048a
  2. #b01089
  3. #aa1d88
  4. #a52987
  5. #a03686
  6. #9b4285
  7. #954e84
  8. #905b83
  9. #8b6782
  10. #857481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a4b73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #264f8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e6987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c10850 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5388 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc066c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5048a {
  color: #b5048a;
}
Background
.bg-b5048a {
  background-color: #b5048a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b5048a {
  border: 2px solid #b5048a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5048a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 4 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5048a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5048a, #b50431);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5048a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 4 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.14 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.79 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.90 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.38 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.66 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.80 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.98 #4afb75 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b5048a  rgb(181, 4, 138)  hsl(315, 96%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#04b52f  rgb(4, 181, 47)  hsl(135, 96%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8ab504  rgb(138, 181, 4)  hsl(75, 96%, 36%)  Apple Green
#048ab5  rgb(4, 138, 181)  hsl(195, 96%, 36%)  Bondi Blue