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#B85196

#b85196 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b85196 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 31.76% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.98% magenta, 18.48% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 319.81°, with 42.04% saturation and 51.96% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #b85196
  2. #51b873

Split complementary

  1. #b85196
  2. #62b851
  3. #51b8a7

Analogous

  1. #a751b8
  2. #b85196
  3. #b85162

Triadic

  1. #b85196
  2. #96b851
  3. #5196b8

Tetradic

  1. #b85196
  2. #b87351
  3. #51b873
  4. #5196b8

Square

  1. #b85196
  2. #b8a751
  3. #51b873
  4. #5162b8

Monochromatic

  1. #502040
  2. #86376c
  3. #b85196
  4. #ce87b7
  5. #e4bed8

Shades

#b85196 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b85196
  2. #a64987
  3. #934178
  4. #813969
  5. #6e315a
  6. #5c294b
  7. #4a203c
  8. #37182d
  9. #25101e
  10. #12080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b85196 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b85196
  2. #bf62a1
  3. #c674ab
  4. #cd85b6
  5. #d497c0
  6. #dca8cb
  7. #e3b9d5
  8. #eacbe0
  9. #f1dcea
  10. #f8eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b85196 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b85196
  2. #b25694
  3. #ad5a92
  4. #a75f8f
  5. #a2648d
  6. #9c698b
  7. #966d89
  8. #917287
  9. #8b7784
  10. #867b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586c98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #757d93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2526d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #896297 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #946e94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be527f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b85196 {
  color: #b85196;
}
Background
.bg-b85196 {
  background-color: #b85196;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b85196 {
  border: 2px solid #b85196;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b85196;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 81 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 42% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b85196 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b85196, #b85162);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b85196 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 81 150 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 3.93 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.98 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.30 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.76 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.67 #47ae69 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#b85196  rgb(184, 81, 150)  hsl(320, 42%, 52%)  Mulberry
#51b873  rgb(81, 184, 115)  hsl(140, 42%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#96b851  rgb(150, 184, 81)  hsl(80, 42%, 52%)  Olivine
#5196b8  rgb(81, 150, 184)  hsl(200, 42%, 52%)  Air Force Blue