#B5179E · Magenta

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#B5179E is a medium, highly saturated pink color, closest to Magenta and near Magenta and Mulberry. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness and 0.23 chroma at hue 336°. Pink suggests softness, romance and play; hot pinks bring bold energy, which makes #B5179E a natural choice for beauty, fashion, weddings and playful apps. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#B5179E
RGBrgb(181, 23, 158)
HSLhsl(309, 77%, 40%)
CMYK0, 87, 13, 29
CSS var--magenta
Contrast5.86:1 white · 3.58:1 black

Similar named colors

Magenta #CA1F7BMulberry #C54B8CPlum #8E4585Purple #800080Ruby #E0115F

How to use #B5179E

White text passes WCAG AA on #B5179E (5.86:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #B5179E with its analogous neighbors #7E17B5 and #B5174E; for contrast use its complement #17B52F as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--magenta: #B5179E;

Shades & tints

#240520#48093F#6D0E5F#91127E#B5179E#C445B1#D374C5#E1A2D8#F0D1EC

Color harmonies for #B5179E

Complementary

#B5179E#17B52F

Analogous

#B5179E#7E17B5#B5174E

Triadic

#B5179E#9DB517#179DB5

Split complementary

#B5179E#4EB517#17B57E

Tetradic

#B5179E#B57E17#17B52F#174EB5

Palettes with #B5179E