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#B91C8A

#b91c8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b91c8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 10.98% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.86% magenta, 25.41% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 317.96°, with 73.71% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.1298

Complementary

  1. #b91c8a
  2. #1cb94b

Split complementary

  1. #b91c8a
  2. #3bb91c
  3. #1cb999

Analogous

  1. #991cb9
  2. #b91c8a
  3. #b91c3b

Triadic

  1. #b91c8a
  2. #8ab91c
  3. #1c8ab9

Tetradic

  1. #b91c8a
  2. #b94b1c
  3. #1cb94b
  4. #1c8ab9

Square

  1. #b91c8a
  2. #b9991c
  3. #1cb94b
  4. #1c3bb9

Monochromatic

  1. #340827
  2. #771258
  3. #b91c8a
  4. #e23fb1
  5. #ec82cc

Shades

#b91c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91c8a
  2. #a7197c
  3. #94166e
  4. #821461
  5. #6f1153
  6. #5d0e45
  7. #4a0b37
  8. #380829
  9. #25061c
  10. #13030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91c8a
  2. #c03396
  3. #c749a1
  4. #ce60ad
  5. #d577b9
  6. #dc8ec5
  7. #e3a4d0
  8. #eabbdc
  9. #f1d2e8
  10. #f8e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91c8a
  2. #b32689
  3. #ae3088
  4. #a83a87
  5. #a24486
  6. #9d4e85
  7. #975884
  8. #916283
  9. #8b6c82
  10. #867681
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #34558d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #656e87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c61a53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80448c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c11b6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91c8a {
  color: #b91c8a;
}
Background
.bg-b91c8a {
  background-color: #b91c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91c8a {
  border: 2px solid #b91c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 28 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91c8a, #b91c3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 28 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 3.41 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.71 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.92 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 8.98 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.97 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.00 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.19 #46e375 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#b91c8a  rgb(185, 28, 138)  hsl(318, 74%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#1cb94b  rgb(28, 185, 75)  hsl(138, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#8ab91c  rgb(138, 185, 28)  hsl(78, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#1c8ab9  rgb(28, 138, 185)  hsl(198, 74%, 42%)  Cerulean