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#B60CA2

#b60ca2 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60ca2 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 4.71% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.41% magenta, 10.99% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 307.06°, with 87.63% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.97.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1282

Complementary

  1. #b60ca2
  2. #0cb620

Split complementary

  1. #b60ca2
  2. #4db60c
  3. #0cb675

Analogous

  1. #750cb6
  2. #b60ca2
  3. #b60c4d

Triadic

  1. #b60ca2
  2. #a2b60c
  3. #0ca2b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60ca2
  2. #b6200c
  3. #0cb620
  4. #0ca2b6

Square

  1. #b60ca2
  2. #b6750c
  3. #0cb620
  4. #0c4db6

Monochromatic

  1. #260322
  2. #6e0762
  3. #b60ca2
  4. #f01ed7
  5. #f566e4

Shades

#b60ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60ca2
  2. #a40b92
  3. #920a82
  4. #7f0871
  5. #6d0761
  6. #5b0651
  7. #490541
  8. #370431
  9. #240220
  10. #120110
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60ca2
  2. #bd24ab
  3. #c53db5
  4. #cc55be
  5. #d36dc7
  6. #db86d1
  7. #e29eda
  8. #e9b6e3
  9. #f0ceec
  10. #f8e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60ca2
  2. #b1189f
  3. #ab239b
  4. #a62f98
  5. #a03a94
  6. #9b4691
  7. #96528e
  8. #905d8a
  9. #8b6987
  10. #857483
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0456a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566c9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf275f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7843a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8755a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc1f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60ca2 {
  color: #b60ca2;
}
Background
.bg-b60ca2 {
  background-color: #b60ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #b60ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 12 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 88% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60ca2, #b60c4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 12 162 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.90 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.97 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.34 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.69 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.08 #49f35d Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b60ca2  rgb(182, 12, 162)  hsl(307, 88%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#0cb620  rgb(12, 182, 32)  hsl(127, 88%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#a2b60c  rgb(162, 182, 12)  hsl(67, 88%, 38%)  Apple Green
#0ca2b6  rgb(12, 162, 182)  hsl(187, 88%, 38%)  Bondi Blue