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#B61BA4

#b61ba4 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b61ba4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 10.59% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.16% magenta, 9.89% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 306.97°, with 74.16% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.94.

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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #b61ba4
  2. #1bb62d

Split complementary

  1. #b61ba4
  2. #56b61b
  3. #1bb67b

Analogous

  1. #7b1bb6
  2. #b61ba4
  3. #b61b56

Triadic

  1. #b61ba4
  2. #a4b61b
  3. #1ba4b6

Tetradic

  1. #b61ba4
  2. #b62d1b
  3. #1bb62d
  4. #1ba4b6

Square

  1. #b61ba4
  2. #b67b1b
  3. #1bb62d
  4. #1b56b6

Monochromatic

  1. #31072c
  2. #731168
  3. #b61ba4
  4. #e23ccf
  5. #ec7edf

Shades

#b61ba4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b61ba4
  2. #a41894
  3. #921683
  4. #7f1373
  5. #6d1062
  6. #5b0e52
  7. #490b42
  8. #370831
  9. #240521
  10. #120310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b61ba4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b61ba4
  2. #bd32ad
  3. #c549b6
  4. #cc5fbf
  5. #d376c8
  6. #db8dd2
  7. #e2a4db
  8. #e9bbe4
  9. #f0d1ed
  10. #f8e8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b61ba4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b61ba4
  2. #b125a0
  3. #ab2f9d
  4. #a63999
  5. #a04396
  6. #9b4e92
  7. #96588e
  8. #90628b
  9. #8b6c87
  10. #857684
  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 #8d5284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1359a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #586ea1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf2f62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7947a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8858a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb2882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b61ba4 {
  color: #b61ba4;
}
Background
.bg-b61ba4 {
  background-color: #b61ba4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b61ba4 {
  border: 2px solid #b61ba4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b61ba4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 27 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b61ba4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b61ba4, #b61b56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b61ba4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 27 164 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.42 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.60 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.19 #49e45b Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b61ba4  rgb(182, 27, 164)  hsl(307, 74%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#1bb62d  rgb(27, 182, 45)  hsl(127, 74%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#a4b61b  rgb(164, 182, 27)  hsl(67, 74%, 41%)  Apple Green
#1ba4b6  rgb(27, 164, 182)  hsl(187, 74%, 41%)  Cadet Blue