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#B93D9D

#b93d9d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b93d9d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 23.92% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.03% magenta, 15.14% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 313.55°, with 50.41% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1609

Complementary

  1. #b93d9d
  2. #3db959

Split complementary

  1. #b93d9d
  2. #5fb93d
  3. #3db997

Analogous

  1. #973db9
  2. #b93d9d
  3. #b93d5f

Triadic

  1. #b93d9d
  2. #9db93d
  3. #3d9db9

Tetradic

  1. #b93d9d
  2. #b9593d
  3. #3db959
  4. #3d9db9

Square

  1. #b93d9d
  2. #b9973d
  3. #3db959
  4. #3d5fb9

Monochromatic

  1. #46173b
  2. #7f2a6c
  3. #b93d9d
  4. #d172bb
  5. #e3acd7

Shades

#b93d9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b93d9d
  2. #a7378d
  3. #94317e
  4. #822b6e
  5. #6f255e
  6. #5d1f4f
  7. #4a183f
  8. #38122f
  9. #250c1f
  10. #130610
  11. #000000

Tints

#b93d9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b93d9d
  2. #c050a7
  3. #c764b1
  4. #ce77ba
  5. #d58bc4
  6. #dc9ece
  7. #e3b1d8
  8. #eac5e2
  9. #f1d8eb
  10. #f8ecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b93d9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b93d9d
  2. #b3449a
  3. #ae4a97
  4. #a85194
  5. #a25891
  6. #9d5f8f
  7. #97658c
  8. #916c89
  9. #8b7386
  10. #867983
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4263a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #69779a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c34267 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83569f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90649b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf4080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b93d9d {
  color: #b93d9d;
}
Background
.bg-b93d9d {
  background-color: #b93d9d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b93d9d {
  border: 2px solid #b93d9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b93d9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 61 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 50% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b93d9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b93d9d, #b93d5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b93d9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 61 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.31 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.96 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.62 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 10.92 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.80 #46c262 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b93d9d  rgb(185, 61, 157)  hsl(314, 50%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#3db959  rgb(61, 185, 89)  hsl(134, 50%, 48%)  Emerald
#9db93d  rgb(157, 185, 61)  hsl(74, 50%, 48%)  Apple Green
#3d9db9  rgb(61, 157, 185)  hsl(194, 50%, 48%)  Bondi Blue