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#B6037F

#b6037f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b6037f is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 1.18% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.35% magenta, 30.22% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 318.44°, with 96.76% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1154

Complementary

  1. #b6037f
  2. #03b63a

Split complementary

  1. #b6037f
  2. #25b603
  3. #03b693

Analogous

  1. #9303b6
  2. #b6037f
  3. #b60325

Triadic

  1. #b6037f
  2. #7fb603
  3. #037fb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6037f
  2. #b63a03
  3. #03b63a
  4. #037fb6

Square

  1. #b6037f
  2. #b69303
  3. #03b63a
  4. #0325b6

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0116
  2. #6b024a
  3. #b6037f
  4. #fb0bb1
  5. #fc56c9

Shades

#b6037f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6037f
  2. #a40372
  3. #920266
  4. #7f0259
  5. #6d024c
  6. #5b0240
  7. #490133
  8. #370126
  9. #240119
  10. #12000d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6037f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6037f
  2. #bd1c8c
  3. #c53599
  4. #cc4fa5
  5. #d368b2
  6. #db81bf
  7. #e29acc
  8. #e9b3d9
  9. #f0cde5
  10. #f8e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6037f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6037f
  2. #b1107f
  3. #ab1c7f
  4. #a6297f
  5. #a0357f
  6. #9b4280
  7. #964e80
  8. #905b80
  9. #8b6780
  10. #857480
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4b6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f4e82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #63697c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c40049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d3c81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c527d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be0063 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6037f {
  color: #b6037f;
}
Background
.bg-b6037f {
  background-color: #b6037f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6037f {
  border: 2px solid #b6037f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6037f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 3 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6037f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6037f, #b60325);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6037f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 3 127 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.17 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.84 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.42 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.69 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.26 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.43 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.76 #49fc80 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b6037f  rgb(182, 3, 127)  hsl(318, 97%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#03b63a  rgb(3, 182, 58)  hsl(138, 97%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#7fb603  rgb(127, 182, 3)  hsl(78, 97%, 36%)  Apple Green
#037fb6  rgb(3, 127, 182)  hsl(198, 97%, 36%)  Cerulean