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#B3205F Murderous Magenta

#B3205F is a medium, vivid red named Murderous Magenta. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 12.5% green and 37.3% blue (rgb(179, 32, 95)). Its HSL value is 334° hue, 70% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 47% yellow and 30% black. #B3205F is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.39:1.

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Variations of #B3205F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B3205F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B3205F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3205F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6D695C
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #464D60
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #72485F
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6D695C
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #86585C
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3003D
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA1351
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7B545F

#B3205F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.39:1 Good#B3205F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.29:1 Poor#B3205F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#B3205F in CSS

/* Murderous Magenta */
.color { color: #B3205F; }
.background { background-color: #B3205F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3205F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 32 95);
color: hsl(334 70% 41%);
color: oklch(0.510 0.185 1.3);

#B3205F FAQ

What color is #B3205F?

#B3205F is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Murderous Magenta. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B3205F?

#B3205F is rgb(179, 32, 95) in RGB, hsl(334, 70%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 82%, 47%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3205F?

The complementary color of #B3205F is #20B374, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3205F?

White text has the best contrast on #B3205F: 6.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3205F a warm or cool color?

#B3205F is a warm color.