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#B52182

#b52182 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b52182 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 12.94% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.77% magenta, 28.18% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 320.68°, with 69.16% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1252

Complementary

  1. #b52182
  2. #21b554

Split complementary

  1. #b52182
  2. #38b521
  3. #21b59e

Analogous

  1. #9e21b5
  2. #b52182
  3. #b52138

Triadic

  1. #b52182
  2. #82b521
  3. #2182b5

Tetradic

  1. #b52182
  2. #b55421
  3. #21b554
  4. #2182b5

Square

  1. #b52182
  2. #b59e21
  3. #21b554
  4. #2138b5

Monochromatic

  1. #340925
  2. #741554
  3. #b52182
  4. #dd45a9
  5. #e986c7

Shades

#b52182 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b52182
  2. #a31e75
  3. #911a68
  4. #7f175b
  5. #6d144e
  6. #5b1141
  7. #480d34
  8. #360a27
  9. #24071a
  10. #12030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b52182 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b52182
  2. #bc378f
  3. #c44d9b
  4. #cb64a8
  5. #d37ab4
  6. #da90c1
  7. #e1a6cd
  8. #e9bcda
  9. #f0d3e6
  10. #f8e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b52182 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b52182
  2. #b02b82
  3. #aa3482
  4. #a53e81
  5. #a04781
  6. #9b5181
  7. #955a81
  8. #906481
  9. #8b6d80
  10. #857780
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5071 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #395384 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666c7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c21b50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e4483 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5780 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd1d68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b52182 {
  color: #b52182;
}
Background
.bg-b52182 {
  background-color: #b52182;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b52182 {
  border: 2px solid #b52182;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b52182;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 33 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 69% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b52182 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b52182, #b52138);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b52182 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 33 130 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.34 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.54 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.49 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.82 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.31 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.70 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.64 #4ade7d Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b52182  rgb(181, 33, 130)  hsl(321, 69%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#21b554  rgb(33, 181, 84)  hsl(141, 69%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green
#82b521  rgb(130, 181, 33)  hsl(81, 69%, 42%)  Apple Green
#2182b5  rgb(33, 130, 181)  hsl(201, 69%, 42%)  Cerulean