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#B60C8E

#b60c8e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60c8e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.71% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.41% magenta, 21.98% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 314.12°, with 87.63% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.17.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1216

Complementary

  1. #b60c8e
  2. #0cb634

Split complementary

  1. #b60c8e
  2. #39b60c
  3. #0cb689

Analogous

  1. #890cb6
  2. #b60c8e
  3. #b60c39

Triadic

  1. #b60c8e
  2. #8eb60c
  3. #0c8eb6

Tetradic

  1. #b60c8e
  2. #b6340c
  3. #0cb634
  4. #0c8eb6

Square

  1. #b60c8e
  2. #b6890c
  3. #0cb634
  4. #0c39b6

Monochromatic

  1. #26031e
  2. #6e0756
  3. #b60c8e
  4. #f01ebf
  5. #f566d3

Shades

#b60c8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60c8e
  2. #a40b80
  3. #920a72
  4. #7f0863
  5. #6d0755
  6. #5b0647
  7. #490539
  8. #37042b
  9. #24021c
  10. #12010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60c8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60c8e
  2. #bd2499
  3. #c53da5
  4. #cc55b0
  5. #d36dbb
  6. #db86c7
  7. #e29ed2
  8. #e9b6dd
  9. #f0cee8
  10. #f8e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60c8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60c8e
  2. #b1188d
  3. #ab238b
  4. #a62f8a
  5. #a03a88
  6. #9b4687
  7. #965286
  8. #905d84
  9. #8b6983
  10. #857481
  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 #8b4d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265191 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f6b8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c21353 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4090 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a548c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd116f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60c8e {
  color: #b60c8e;
}
Background
.bg-b60c8e {
  background-color: #b60c8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60c8e {
  border: 2px solid #b60c8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60c8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 88% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60c8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60c8e, #b60c39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60c8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.67 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.50 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.62 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.85 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.72 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.01 #49f371 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b60c8e  rgb(182, 12, 142)  hsl(314, 88%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#0cb634  rgb(12, 182, 52)  hsl(134, 88%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#8eb60c  rgb(142, 182, 12)  hsl(74, 88%, 38%)  Apple Green
#0c8eb6  rgb(12, 142, 182)  hsl(194, 88%, 38%)  Bondi Blue