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#B9268E

#b9268e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b9268e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 14.9% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.46% magenta, 23.24% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 317.55°, with 65.92% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1365

Complementary

  1. #b9268e
  2. #26b951

Split complementary

  1. #b9268e
  2. #45b926
  3. #26b99b

Analogous

  1. #9b26b9
  2. #b9268e
  3. #b92645

Triadic

  1. #b9268e
  2. #8eb926
  3. #268eb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9268e
  2. #b95126
  3. #26b951
  4. #268eb9

Square

  1. #b9268e
  2. #b99b26
  3. #26b951
  4. #2645b9

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0c2d
  2. #7a195d
  3. #b9268e
  4. #db50b3
  5. #e890ce

Shades

#b9268e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9268e
  2. #a72280
  3. #941e72
  4. #821b63
  5. #6f1755
  6. #5d1347
  7. #4a0f39
  8. #380b2b
  9. #25081c
  10. #13040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9268e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9268e
  2. #c03c99
  3. #c751a5
  4. #ce67b0
  5. #d57dbb
  6. #dc93c7
  7. #e3a8d2
  8. #eabedd
  9. #f1d4e8
  10. #f8e9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9268e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9268e
  2. #b32f8d
  3. #ae388b
  4. #a8418a
  5. #a24a88
  6. #9d5387
  7. #975c86
  8. #916584
  9. #8b6e83
  10. #867781
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375891 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #66708b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c52758 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #804990 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5b8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02672 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9268e {
  color: #b9268e;
}
Background
.bg-b9268e {
  background-color: #b9268e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b9268e {
  border: 2px solid #b9268e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9268e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 38 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9268e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9268e, #b92645);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9268e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 38 142 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.60 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.38 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.88 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.56 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.49 #46d971 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b9268e  rgb(185, 38, 142)  hsl(318, 66%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#26b951  rgb(38, 185, 81)  hsl(138, 66%, 44%)  Emerald
#8eb926  rgb(142, 185, 38)  hsl(78, 66%, 44%)  Apple Green
#268eb9  rgb(38, 142, 185)  hsl(198, 66%, 44%)  Bondi Blue