Information about #B80995 color

#B80995 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B80995 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 9, 149) — 72.2% red, 3.5% green, 58.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 69 / 14 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B80995 is a intensely saturated magenta that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Strong Orchid (#A80093). Slightly further away sit Barney Purple (#A00498) and Red Violet (#C71585).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(184, 9, 149)), which gives #B80995 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B80995: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. No one has named #B80995 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B80995 color variations

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

#B80995 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B80995

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B80995
  • RGB184, 9, 149
  • CMYK0, 69, 14, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 9, 149)
  • HSL312°, 91%, 38%
  • HSL Precise312°, 90.674%, 37.843%
  • HSV312°, 95%, 72%
  • HSB312°, 95%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.035, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.035, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.035, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB80995
  • DECIMAL ID12061077
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01