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#B70E8A

#b70e8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b70e8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 5.49% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.35% magenta, 24.59% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 315.98°, with 85.79% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1222

Complementary

  1. #b70e8a
  2. #0eb73b

Split complementary

  1. #b70e8a
  2. #35b70e
  3. #0eb790

Analogous

  1. #900eb7
  2. #b70e8a
  3. #b70e35

Triadic

  1. #b70e8a
  2. #8ab70e
  3. #0e8ab7

Tetradic

  1. #b70e8a
  2. #b73b0e
  3. #0eb73b
  4. #0e8ab7

Square

  1. #b70e8a
  2. #b7900e
  3. #0eb73b
  4. #0e35b7

Monochromatic

  1. #29031f
  2. #700954
  3. #b70e8a
  4. #ee23b8
  5. #f46acf

Shades

#b70e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b70e8a
  2. #a50d7c
  3. #920b6e
  4. #800a61
  5. #6e0853
  6. #5c0745
  7. #490637
  8. #370429
  9. #25031c
  10. #12010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b70e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b70e8a
  2. #be2696
  3. #c53ea1
  4. #cd56ad
  5. #d46eb9
  6. #db87c5
  7. #e29fd0
  8. #e9b7dc
  9. #f1cfe8
  10. #f8e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b70e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b70e8a
  2. #b21989
  3. #ac2588
  4. #a73087
  5. #a13c86
  6. #9c4785
  7. #965284
  8. #915e83
  9. #8b6982
  10. #867581
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b518d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616b87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c30e51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d408c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf0e6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b70e8a {
  color: #b70e8a;
}
Background
.bg-b70e8a {
  background-color: #b70e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b70e8a {
  border: 2px solid #b70e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b70e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 14 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b70e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b70e8a, #b70e35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b70e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 14 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.41 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.79 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.88 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.10 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.21 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.37 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 10.88 #48f175 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b70e8a  rgb(183, 14, 138)  hsl(316, 86%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#0eb73b  rgb(14, 183, 59)  hsl(136, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#8ab70e  rgb(138, 183, 14)  hsl(76, 86%, 39%)  Apple Green
#0e8ab7  rgb(14, 138, 183)  hsl(196, 86%, 39%)  Cerulean