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#B6048A

#b6048a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b6048a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 1.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.8% magenta, 24.18% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 314.83°, with 95.7% saturation and 36.47% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #b6048a
  2. #04b630

Split complementary

  1. #b6048a
  2. #31b604
  3. #04b689

Analogous

  1. #8904b6
  2. #b6048a
  3. #b60431

Triadic

  1. #b6048a
  2. #8ab604
  3. #048ab6

Tetradic

  1. #b6048a
  2. #b63004
  3. #04b630
  4. #048ab6

Square

  1. #b6048a
  2. #b68904
  3. #04b630
  4. #0431b6

Monochromatic

  1. #200118
  2. #6b0251
  3. #b6048a
  4. #fa0dbf
  5. #fb58d3

Shades

#b6048a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6048a
  2. #a4047c
  3. #92036e
  4. #7f0361
  5. #6d0253
  6. #5b0245
  7. #490237
  8. #370129
  9. #24011c
  10. #12000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6048a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6048a
  2. #bd1d96
  3. #c536a1
  4. #cc4fad
  5. #d368b9
  6. #db82c5
  7. #e29bd0
  8. #e9b4dc
  9. #f0cde8
  10. #f8e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6048a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6048a
  2. #b11089
  3. #ab1d88
  4. #a62987
  5. #a03686
  6. #9b4285
  7. #964e84
  8. #905b83
  9. #8b6782
  10. #857481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4c73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #27508d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6a87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c20650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5388 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be056c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6048a {
  color: #b6048a;
}
Background
.bg-b6048a {
  background-color: #b6048a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6048a {
  border: 2px solid #b6048a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6048a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 4 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6048a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6048a, #b60431);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6048a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 4 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.93 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.88 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.89 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.60 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.88 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.80 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.87 #49fb75 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b6048a  rgb(182, 4, 138)  hsl(315, 96%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#04b630  rgb(4, 182, 48)  hsl(135, 96%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#8ab604  rgb(138, 182, 4)  hsl(75, 96%, 36%)  Apple Green
#048ab6  rgb(4, 138, 182)  hsl(195, 96%, 36%)  Bondi Blue