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#B9028E

#b9028e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b9028e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 0.78% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.92% magenta, 23.24% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 314.1°, with 97.86% saturation and 36.67% 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 4.8.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1231

Complementary

  1. #b9028e
  2. #02b92d

Split complementary

  1. #b9028e
  2. #33b902
  3. #02b989

Analogous

  1. #8902b9
  2. #b9028e
  3. #b90233

Triadic

  1. #b9028e
  2. #8eb902
  3. #028eb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9028e
  2. #b92d02
  3. #02b92d
  4. #028eb9

Square

  1. #b9028e
  2. #b98902
  3. #02b92d
  4. #0233b9

Monochromatic

  1. #22001a
  2. #6d0154
  3. #b9028e
  4. #fc0bc4
  5. #fd57d6

Shades

#b9028e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9028e
  2. #a70280
  3. #940272
  4. #820163
  5. #6f0155
  6. #5d0147
  7. #4a0139
  8. #38012b
  9. #25001c
  10. #13000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9028e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9028e
  2. #c01b99
  3. #c735a5
  4. #ce4eb0
  5. #d567bb
  6. #dc81c7
  7. #e39ad2
  8. #eab3dd
  9. #f1cce8
  10. #f8e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9028e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9028e
  2. #b30f8d
  3. #ae1b8b
  4. #a8288a
  5. #a23488
  6. #9d4187
  7. #974e86
  8. #915a84
  9. #8b6783
  10. #867381
  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 #8d4d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #265191 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #606c8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c50852 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d3f90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c548c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1066f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9028e {
  color: #b9028e;
}
Background
.bg-b9028e {
  background-color: #b9028e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b9028e {
  border: 2px solid #b9028e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9028e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 2 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9028e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9028e, #b90233);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9028e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 2 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.10 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.59 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.91 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.25 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.34 #46fd71 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b9028e  rgb(185, 2, 142)  hsl(314, 98%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#02b92d  rgb(2, 185, 45)  hsl(134, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#8eb902  rgb(142, 185, 2)  hsl(74, 98%, 37%)  Apple Green
#028eb9  rgb(2, 142, 185)  hsl(194, 98%, 37%)  Bondi Blue