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#B73A8A

#b73a8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b73a8a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 22.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.31% magenta, 24.59% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 321.6°, with 51.87% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1493

Complementary

  1. #b73a8a
  2. #3ab767

Split complementary

  1. #b73a8a
  2. #4bb73a
  3. #3ab7a5

Analogous

  1. #a53ab7
  2. #b73a8a
  3. #b73a4b

Triadic

  1. #b73a8a
  2. #8ab73a
  3. #3a8ab7

Tetradic

  1. #b73a8a
  2. #b7673a
  3. #3ab767
  4. #3a8ab7

Square

  1. #b73a8a
  2. #b7a53a
  3. #3ab767
  4. #3a4bb7

Monochromatic

  1. #431532
  2. #7d285e
  3. #b73a8a
  4. #d16dad
  5. #e3a7cd

Shades

#b73a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b73a8a
  2. #a5347c
  3. #922e6e
  4. #802961
  5. #6e2353
  6. #5c1d45
  7. #491737
  8. #371129
  9. #250c1c
  10. #12060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b73a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b73a8a
  2. #be4e96
  3. #c561a1
  4. #cd75ad
  5. #d489b9
  6. #db9dc5
  7. #e2b0d0
  8. #e9c4dc
  9. #f1d8e8
  10. #f8ebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b73a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b73a8a
  2. #b24189
  3. #ac4888
  4. #a74f87
  5. #a15686
  6. #9c5d85
  7. #966484
  8. #916b83
  9. #8b7282
  10. #867981
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905c79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #485e8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7487 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3385d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83528b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #906188 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be3972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b73a8a {
  color: #b73a8a;
}
Background
.bg-b73a8a {
  background-color: #b73a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b73a8a {
  border: 2px solid #b73a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b73a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 58 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 52% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b73a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b73a8a, #b73a4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b73a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 58 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.84 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.57 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.04 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.17 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.17 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 10.32 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.79 #48c575 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b73a8a  rgb(183, 58, 138)  hsl(322, 52%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red
#3ab767  rgb(58, 183, 103)  hsl(142, 52%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#8ab73a  rgb(138, 183, 58)  hsl(82, 52%, 47%)  Apple Green
#3a8ab7  rgb(58, 138, 183)  hsl(202, 52%, 47%)  Steel Blue