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#B60378

#b60378 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60378 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 1.18% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.35% magenta, 34.07% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 320.78°, with 96.76% saturation and 36.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1137

Complementary

  1. #b60378
  2. #03b641

Split complementary

  1. #b60378
  2. #1fb603
  3. #03b69a

Analogous

  1. #9a03b6
  2. #b60378
  3. #b6031f

Triadic

  1. #b60378
  2. #78b603
  3. #0378b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60378
  2. #b64103
  3. #03b641
  4. #0378b6

Square

  1. #b60378
  2. #b69a03
  3. #03b641
  4. #031fb6

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0115
  2. #6b0246
  3. #b60378
  4. #fb0ba8
  5. #fc56c3

Shades

#b60378 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60378
  2. #a4036c
  3. #920260
  4. #7f0254
  5. #6d0248
  6. #5b023c
  7. #490130
  8. #370124
  9. #240118
  10. #12000c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60378 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60378
  2. #bd1c86
  3. #c53593
  4. #cc4fa1
  5. #d368ae
  6. #db81bc
  7. #e29ac9
  8. #e9b3d7
  9. #f0cde4
  10. #f8e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60378 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60378
  2. #b11079
  3. #ab1c7a
  4. #a6297a
  5. #a0357b
  6. #9b427c
  7. #964e7d
  8. #905b7e
  9. #8b677e
  10. #85747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a4a6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #334c7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656975 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c40045 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e3b79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5276 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf005e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60378 {
  color: #b60378;
}
Background
.bg-b60378 {
  background-color: #b60378;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60378 {
  border: 2px solid #b60378;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60378;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 3 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60378 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60378, #b6031f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60378 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 3 120 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.23 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 5.54 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.14 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.49 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.03 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.38 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.74 #49fc87 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b60378  rgb(182, 3, 120)  hsl(321, 97%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#03b641  rgb(3, 182, 65)  hsl(141, 97%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#78b603  rgb(120, 182, 3)  hsl(81, 97%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0378b6  rgb(3, 120, 182)  hsl(201, 97%, 36%)  French Blue