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#B52074

#b52074 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b52074 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 12.55% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.32% magenta, 35.91% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 326.17°, with 69.95% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1212

Complementary

  1. #b52074
  2. #20b561

Split complementary

  1. #b52074
  2. #2ab520
  3. #20b5ab

Analogous

  1. #ab20b5
  2. #b52074
  3. #b5202a

Triadic

  1. #b52074
  2. #74b520
  3. #2074b5

Tetradic

  1. #b52074
  2. #b56120
  3. #20b561
  4. #2074b5

Square

  1. #b52074
  2. #b5ab20
  3. #20b561
  4. #202ab5

Monochromatic

  1. #330921
  2. #74154a
  3. #b52074
  4. #de449b
  5. #e985bd

Shades

#b52074 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b52074
  2. #a31d68
  3. #911a5d
  4. #7f1651
  5. #6d1346
  6. #5b103a
  7. #480d2e
  8. #360a23
  9. #240617
  10. #12030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b52074 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b52074
  2. #bc3682
  3. #c44d90
  4. #cb639e
  5. #d379ac
  6. #da90ba
  7. #e1a6c7
  8. #e9bcd5
  9. #f0d2e3
  10. #f8e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b52074 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b52074
  2. #b02a75
  3. #aa3376
  4. #a53d78
  5. #a04679
  6. #9b507a
  7. #955a7b
  8. #90637c
  9. #8b6d7e
  10. #85767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4f69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5176 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696b71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c30a48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #804275 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5772 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be155d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b52074 {
  color: #b52074;
}
Background
.bg-b52074 {
  background-color: #b52074;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b52074 {
  border: 2px solid #b52074;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b52074;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 70% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b52074 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b52074, #b5202a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b52074 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 116 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.04 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.20 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.71 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.72 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.97 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.11 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.92 #4adf8b Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b52074  rgb(181, 32, 116)  hsl(326, 70%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#20b561  rgb(32, 181, 97)  hsl(146, 70%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#74b520  rgb(116, 181, 32)  hsl(86, 70%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2074b5  rgb(32, 116, 181)  hsl(206, 70%, 42%)  French Blue