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#B81FA2

#b81fa2 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b81fa2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 12.16% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.15% magenta, 11.96% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 308.63°, with 71.16% saturation and 42.16% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.22.

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Relative luminance0.1378

Complementary

  1. #b81fa2
  2. #1fb835

Split complementary

  1. #b81fa2
  2. #56b81f
  3. #1fb882

Analogous

  1. #821fb8
  2. #b81fa2
  3. #b81f56

Triadic

  1. #b81fa2
  2. #a2b81f
  3. #1fa2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b81fa2
  2. #b8351f
  3. #1fb835
  4. #1fa2b8

Square

  1. #b81fa2
  2. #b8821f
  3. #1fb835
  4. #1f56b8

Monochromatic

  1. #35092f
  2. #771468
  3. #b81fa2
  4. #df44c9
  5. #eb85dc

Shades

#b81fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b81fa2
  2. #a61c92
  3. #931982
  4. #811671
  5. #6e1361
  6. #5c1051
  7. #4a0c41
  8. #370931
  9. #250620
  10. #120310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b81fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b81fa2
  2. #bf35ab
  3. #c64cb5
  4. #cd62be
  5. #d479c7
  6. #dc8fd1
  7. #e3a5da
  8. #eabce3
  9. #f1d2ec
  10. #f8e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b81fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b81fa2
  2. #b2299f
  3. #ad329b
  4. #a73c98
  5. #a24694
  6. #9c5091
  7. #96598e
  8. #91638a
  9. #8b6d87
  10. #867683
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f5aa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b709f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c12f62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b49a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a5aa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be2980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b81fa2 {
  color: #b81fa2;
}
Background
.bg-b81fa2 {
  background-color: #b81fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b81fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #b81fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b81fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 31 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 71% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b81fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b81fa2, #b81f56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b81fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 31 162 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.27 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.04 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.20 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.85 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.96 #47e05d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b81fa2  rgb(184, 31, 162)  hsl(309, 71%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#1fb835  rgb(31, 184, 53)  hsl(129, 71%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#a2b81f  rgb(162, 184, 31)  hsl(69, 71%, 42%)  Apple Green
#1fa2b8  rgb(31, 162, 184)  hsl(189, 71%, 42%)  Bondi Blue