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#B60985

#b60985 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60985 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 3.53% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.05% magenta, 26.92% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 316.99°, with 90.58% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1183

Complementary

  1. #b60985
  2. #09b63a

Split complementary

  1. #b60985
  2. #2fb609
  3. #09b690

Analogous

  1. #9009b6
  2. #b60985
  3. #b6092f

Triadic

  1. #b60985
  2. #85b609
  3. #0985b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60985
  2. #b63a09
  3. #09b63a
  4. #0985b6

Square

  1. #b60985
  2. #b69009
  3. #09b63a
  4. #092fb6

Monochromatic

  1. #24021a
  2. #6d0550
  3. #b60985
  4. #f418b5
  5. #f761cd

Shades

#b60985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60985
  2. #a40878
  3. #92076a
  4. #7f065d
  5. #6d0550
  6. #5b0543
  7. #490435
  8. #370328
  9. #24021b
  10. #12010d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60985
  2. #bd2291
  3. #c53a9d
  4. #cc53aa
  5. #d36bb6
  6. #db84c2
  7. #e29dce
  8. #e9b5da
  9. #f0cee7
  10. #f8e6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60985
  2. #b11585
  3. #ab2184
  4. #a62d84
  5. #a03983
  6. #9b4583
  7. #965082
  8. #905c82
  9. #8b6881
  10. #857481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d4f88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616a82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3024e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c3e87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5383 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be0568 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60985 {
  color: #b60985;
}
Background
.bg-b60985 {
  background-color: #b60985;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60985 {
  border: 2px solid #b60985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 9 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60985, #b6092f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 9 133 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.31 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.96 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.22 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.26 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.37 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.40 #49f67a Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b60985  rgb(182, 9, 133)  hsl(317, 91%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#09b63a  rgb(9, 182, 58)  hsl(137, 91%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#85b609  rgb(133, 182, 9)  hsl(77, 91%, 37%)  Apple Green
#0985b6  rgb(9, 133, 182)  hsl(197, 91%, 37%)  Cerulean