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#B80C8A

#b80c8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b80c8a is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 4.71% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.48% magenta, 25% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 316.05°, with 87.76% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1229

Complementary

  1. #b80c8a
  2. #0cb83a

Split complementary

  1. #b80c8a
  2. #34b80c
  3. #0cb890

Analogous

  1. #900cb8
  2. #b80c8a
  3. #b80c34

Triadic

  1. #b80c8a
  2. #8ab80c
  3. #0c8ab8

Tetradic

  1. #b80c8a
  2. #b83a0c
  3. #0cb83a
  4. #0c8ab8

Square

  1. #b80c8a
  2. #b8900c
  3. #0cb83a
  4. #0c34b8

Monochromatic

  1. #28031e
  2. #700754
  3. #b80c8a
  4. #f020b9
  5. #f568cf

Shades

#b80c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b80c8a
  2. #a60b7c
  3. #930a6e
  4. #810861
  5. #6e0753
  6. #5c0645
  7. #4a0537
  8. #370429
  9. #25021c
  10. #12010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b80c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b80c8a
  2. #bf2496
  3. #c63da1
  4. #cd55ad
  5. #d46db9
  6. #dc86c5
  7. #e39ed0
  8. #eab6dc
  9. #f1cee8
  10. #f8e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b80c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b80c8a
  2. #b21889
  3. #ad2388
  4. #a72f87
  5. #a23a86
  6. #9c4685
  7. #965284
  8. #915d83
  9. #8b6982
  10. #867481
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4e74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c518d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626c87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c50b51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d408c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c00b6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b80c8a {
  color: #b80c8a;
}
Background
.bg-b80c8a {
  background-color: #b80c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b80c8a {
  border: 2px solid #b80c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b80c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 12 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 88% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b80c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b80c8a, #b80c34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b80c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 12 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.26 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.87 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.92 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.12 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.26 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.54 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.92 #47f375 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b80c8a  rgb(184, 12, 138)  hsl(316, 88%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#0cb83a  rgb(12, 184, 58)  hsl(136, 88%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#8ab80c  rgb(138, 184, 12)  hsl(76, 88%, 38%)  Apple Green
#0c8ab8  rgb(12, 138, 184)  hsl(196, 88%, 38%)  Cerulean