Information about #B2059D color

#B2059D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B2059D is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 5, 157) — 69.8% red, 2% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 68 / 8 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength electric magenta, #B2059D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Strong Orchid (#A80093). Slightly further away sit Strong Magenta (#A800A8) and Barney Purple (#A00498).

The recipe behind #B2059D is rgb(178, 5, 157), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B2059D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B2059D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B2059D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2059D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B2059D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2059D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B2059D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B2059D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Strong Orchid color link
Strong Orchid

#A80093

Strong Magenta color link
Strong Magenta

#A800A8

Barney Purple color link
Barney Purple

#A00498

Violet Eggplant color link
Violet Eggplant

#991199

Heliotrope Magenta color link
Heliotrope Magenta

#AA00BB

Strong Fuchsia color link
Strong Fuchsia

#A8007E

Strong Heliotrope color link
Strong Heliotrope

#9300A8

Red Violet color link
Red Violet

#C71585

Elipsis Practice color link
Elipsis Practice

#9315A6

Barney color link
Barney

#AC1DB8

Dark Carnation Pink color link
Dark Carnation Pink

#C12283

Vintage Magenta color link
Vintage Magenta

#942194

#B2059D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2059D
  • RGB178, 5, 157
  • CMYK0, 68, 8, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 5, 157)
  • HSL307°, 95%, 36%
  • HSL Precise307.283°, 94.536%, 35.882%
  • HSV307°, 97%, 70%
  • HSB307°, 97%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.020, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.020, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.020, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB2059D
  • DECIMAL ID11666845
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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