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#B8317F

#b8317f ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b8317f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 19.22% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.37% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 325.33°, with 57.94% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1392

Complementary

  1. #b8317f
  2. #31b86a

Split complementary

  1. #b8317f
  2. #3cb831
  3. #31b8ae

Analogous

  1. #ae31b8
  2. #b8317f
  3. #b8313c

Triadic

  1. #b8317f
  2. #7fb831
  3. #317fb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8317f
  2. #b86a31
  3. #31b86a
  4. #317fb8

Square

  1. #b8317f
  2. #b8ae31
  3. #31b86a
  4. #313cb8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f112c
  2. #7c2155
  3. #b8317f
  4. #d561a4
  5. #e59dc7

Shades

#b8317f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8317f
  2. #a62c72
  3. #932766
  4. #812259
  5. #6e1d4c
  6. #5c1940
  7. #4a1433
  8. #370f26
  9. #250a19
  10. #12050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8317f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8317f
  2. #bf468c
  3. #c65a99
  4. #cd6fa5
  5. #d483b2
  6. #dc98bf
  7. #e3adcc
  8. #eac1d9
  9. #f1d6e5
  10. #f8eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8317f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8317f
  2. #b2397f
  3. #ad417f
  4. #a7497f
  5. #a2517f
  6. #9c5980
  7. #966080
  8. #916880
  9. #8b7080
  10. #867880
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5772 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #465981 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d717c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c52954 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834c80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915e7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8317f {
  color: #b8317f;
}
Background
.bg-b8317f {
  background-color: #b8317f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b8317f {
  border: 2px solid #b8317f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8317f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 49 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 325 58% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8317f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8317f, #b8313c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8317f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 49 127 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.89 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.37 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.79 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 7.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.16 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 9.24 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.86 #47ce80 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b8317f  rgb(184, 49, 127)  hsl(325, 58%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red
#31b86a  rgb(49, 184, 106)  hsl(145, 58%, 46%)  Medium Sea Green
#7fb831  rgb(127, 184, 49)  hsl(85, 58%, 46%)  Apple Green
#317fb8  rgb(49, 127, 184)  hsl(205, 58%, 46%)  Steel Blue