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#B91E95

#b91e95 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b91e95 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 11.76% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.78% magenta, 19.46% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 313.94°, with 72.09% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #b91e95
  2. #1eb942

Split complementary

  1. #b91e95
  2. #47b91e
  3. #1eb990

Analogous

  1. #901eb9
  2. #b91e95
  3. #b91e47

Triadic

  1. #b91e95
  2. #95b91e
  3. #1e95b9

Tetradic

  1. #b91e95
  2. #b9421e
  3. #1eb942
  4. #1e95b9

Square

  1. #b91e95
  2. #b9901e
  3. #1eb942
  4. #1e47b9

Monochromatic

  1. #35092b
  2. #771360
  3. #b91e95
  4. #e143bc
  5. #eb85d3

Shades

#b91e95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91e95
  2. #a71b86
  3. #941877
  4. #821568
  5. #6f1259
  6. #5d0f4b
  7. #4a0c3c
  8. #38092d
  9. #25061e
  10. #13030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91e95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91e95
  2. #c035a0
  3. #c74baa
  4. #ce62b5
  5. #d578bf
  6. #dc8fca
  7. #e3a5d5
  8. #eabcdf
  9. #f1d2ea
  10. #f8e9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91e95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91e95
  2. #b32893
  3. #ae3291
  4. #a83b8f
  5. #a2458d
  6. #9d4f8b
  7. #975988
  8. #916386
  9. #8b6c84
  10. #867682
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f537c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5798 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626f92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4255a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e4797 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5993 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91e95 {
  color: #b91e95;
}
Background
.bg-b91e95 {
  background-color: #b91e95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91e95 {
  border: 2px solid #b91e95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91e95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 30 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 72% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91e95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91e95, #b91e47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91e95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 30 149 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 4.98 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.55 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.81 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.58 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.94 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.03 #46e16a Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b91e95  rgb(185, 30, 149)  hsl(314, 72%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#1eb942  rgb(30, 185, 66)  hsl(134, 72%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#95b91e  rgb(149, 185, 30)  hsl(74, 72%, 42%)  Apple Green
#1e95b9  rgb(30, 149, 185)  hsl(194, 72%, 42%)  Bondi Blue