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#B5259E

#b5259e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b5259e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 14.51% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.56% magenta, 12.71% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 309.58°, with 66.06% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1362

Complementary

  1. #b5259e
  2. #25b53c

Split complementary

  1. #b5259e
  2. #56b525
  3. #25b584

Analogous

  1. #8425b5
  2. #b5259e
  3. #b52556

Triadic

  1. #b5259e
  2. #9eb525
  3. #259eb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5259e
  2. #b53c25
  3. #25b53c
  4. #259eb5

Square

  1. #b5259e
  2. #b58425
  3. #25b53c
  4. #2556b5

Monochromatic

  1. #360b2f
  2. #761867
  3. #b5259e
  4. #da4cc4
  5. #e78cd9

Shades

#b5259e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5259e
  2. #a3218e
  3. #911e7e
  4. #7f1a6f
  5. #6d165f
  6. #5b134f
  7. #480f3f
  8. #360b2f
  9. #240720
  10. #120410
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5259e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5259e
  2. #bc3ba8
  3. #c451b1
  4. #cb66bb
  5. #d37cc5
  6. #da92cf
  7. #e1a8d8
  8. #e9bee2
  9. #f0d3ec
  10. #f8e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5259e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5259e
  2. #b02e9b
  3. #aa3798
  4. #a54095
  5. #a04992
  6. #9b538f
  7. #955c8c
  8. #906589
  9. #8b6e86
  10. #857783
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265aa1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c6f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be3261 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4aa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #895a9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb2d7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5259e {
  color: #b5259e;
}
Background
.bg-b5259e {
  background-color: #b5259e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b5259e {
  border: 2px solid #b5259e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5259e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 37 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 66% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5259e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5259e, #b52556);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5259e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 37 158 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.15 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.29 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.38 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.58 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.62 #4ada61 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b5259e  rgb(181, 37, 158)  hsl(310, 66%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#25b53c  rgb(37, 181, 60)  hsl(130, 66%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#9eb525  rgb(158, 181, 37)  hsl(70, 66%, 43%)  Apple Green
#259eb5  rgb(37, 158, 181)  hsl(190, 66%, 43%)  Bondi Blue