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#B8167E

#b8167e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b8167e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 8.63% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.04% magenta, 31.52% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 321.48°, with 78.64% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.1227

Complementary

  1. #b8167e
  2. #16b850

Split complementary

  1. #b8167e
  2. #2db816
  3. #16b8a1

Analogous

  1. #a116b8
  2. #b8167e
  3. #b8162d

Triadic

  1. #b8167e
  2. #7eb816
  3. #167eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8167e
  2. #b85016
  3. #16b850
  4. #167eb8

Square

  1. #b8167e
  2. #b8a116
  3. #16b850
  4. #162db8

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0620
  2. #740e4f
  3. #b8167e
  4. #e734a7
  5. #ef78c4

Shades

#b8167e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8167e
  2. #a61471
  3. #931265
  4. #810f58
  5. #6e0d4c
  6. #5c0b3f
  7. #4a0932
  8. #370726
  9. #250419
  10. #12020d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8167e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8167e
  2. #bf2d8b
  3. #c64598
  4. #cd5ca5
  5. #d473b2
  6. #dc8bbf
  7. #e3a2cb
  8. #eab9d8
  9. #f1d0e5
  10. #f8e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8167e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8167e
  2. #b2217e
  3. #ad2b7e
  4. #a7367f
  5. #a2407f
  6. #9c4b7f
  7. #96567f
  8. #91607f
  9. #8b6b80
  10. #867580
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4e6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375180 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #676c7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6024b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80417f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f567c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c00c64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8167e {
  color: #b8167e;
}
Background
.bg-b8167e {
  background-color: #b8167e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b8167e {
  border: 2px solid #b8167e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8167e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 22 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 79% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8167e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8167e, #b8162d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8167e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 22 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.10 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 6.77 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.90 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.15 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.44 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.73 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.60 #47e981 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b8167e  rgb(184, 22, 126)  hsl(321, 79%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#16b850  rgb(22, 184, 80)  hsl(141, 79%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#7eb816  rgb(126, 184, 22)  hsl(81, 79%, 40%)  Apple Green
#167eb8  rgb(22, 126, 184)  hsl(201, 79%, 40%)  Steel Blue