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#B60990

#b60990 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60990 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.05% magenta, 20.88% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 313.18°, 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1215

Complementary

  1. #b60990
  2. #09b62f

Split complementary

  1. #b60990
  2. #39b609
  3. #09b686

Analogous

  1. #8609b6
  2. #b60990
  3. #b60939

Triadic

  1. #b60990
  2. #90b609
  3. #0990b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60990
  2. #b62f09
  3. #09b62f
  4. #0990b6

Square

  1. #b60990
  2. #b68609
  3. #09b62f
  4. #0939b6

Monochromatic

  1. #24021d
  2. #6d0556
  3. #b60990
  4. #f418c3
  5. #f761d6

Shades

#b60990 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60990
  2. #a40882
  3. #920773
  4. #7f0665
  5. #6d0556
  6. #5b0548
  7. #49043a
  8. #37032b
  9. #24021d
  10. #12010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60990 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60990
  2. #bd229b
  3. #c53aa6
  4. #cc53b1
  5. #d36bbc
  6. #db84c8
  7. #e29dd3
  8. #e9b5de
  9. #f0cee9
  10. #f8e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60990 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60990
  2. #b1158e
  3. #ab218d
  4. #a62d8b
  5. #a0398a
  6. #9b4588
  7. #965086
  8. #905c85
  9. #8b6883
  10. #857482
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4d77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d6b8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c21454 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4092 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a548e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd1071 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60990 {
  color: #b60990;
}
Background
.bg-b60990 {
  background-color: #b60990;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60990 {
  border: 2px solid #b60990;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60990;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 9 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60990 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60990, #b60939);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60990 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 9 144 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.72 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.29 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.68 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.97 #49f66f Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b60990  rgb(182, 9, 144)  hsl(313, 91%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#09b62f  rgb(9, 182, 47)  hsl(133, 91%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#90b609  rgb(144, 182, 9)  hsl(73, 91%, 37%)  Apple Green
#0990b6  rgb(9, 144, 182)  hsl(193, 91%, 37%)  Bondi Blue