#b31a65 Color Information

#b31a65 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b31a65. In RGB, it consists of 70.2% Red, 10.2% Green, and 39.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 85.5% Magenta, 43.6% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 330.6°, with saturation of 74.6% and lightness of 40.2%. The decimal value for #b31a65 is 11737701, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b31a65 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b31a65 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color179, 26, 101 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.2%, 10.2%, 39.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.298, 0.898, 0.604 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.855, 0.436, 0.298 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color330.6°, 74.6%, 40.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color330.6°, 85.5%, 70.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.309, 11.262, 13.363 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color179, 26, 101 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11737701 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color40.018, 62.287, -2.806 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)40.018, 62.350, 357.421 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color40.018, 89.596, -14.709 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color33.559, 54.613, -0.117 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.464, 0.245, 11.262 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289927781 / 0xffb31a65 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3366 Copy
Last Updated: November 23, 2024

Shades of #b31a65

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b31a65, its pure hue is 330.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.6%, and its lightness is 40.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b31a65, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16030d to #9d1758.

Tints of #b31a65

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b31a65, its pure hue is 330.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.6%, and its lightness is 40.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b31a65, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bd3778 to #f6e2ec.

Tones of #b31a65

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b31a65, its pure hue is 330.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b31a65, which range from #676767 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #cd0064 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b31a65

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b31a65! For #b31a65, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b31a65. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b31a65

This color, #b31a65, consists of 70.2% Red, 10.2% Green, and 39.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 179, Green = 26, Blue = 101. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b31a65 is 0% Cyan, 85.5% Magenta, 43.6% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.2%
C0.0%
G10.2%
M85.5%
B39.6%
Y43.6%
K29.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 179 26 101
Octal 263 32 145
Hexa #b3 #1a #65
Binary 10110011 00011010 01100101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 85 43 29
Octal 0 125 53 35
Hexa #00 #55 #2b #1d
Binary 00000000 01010101 00101011 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b31a65

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b31a65 — which has hue 330.6° — its analogous colors are located at 0.6° and 330.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31a65.

Triadic Colors of #b31a65

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b31a65 — which has hue 330.6° — its triadic colors are located at 90.6° and 330.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31a65.

Complementary Color of #b31a65

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b31a65 — which has hue 330.6° — its complementary color is located at 150.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31a65.

Split Complementary Colors of #b31a65

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b31a65 — which has hue 330.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 120.6° and 330.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31a65.

Tetradic Colors of #b31a65

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b31a65 — which has hue 330.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 240.6°, 330.6°, 60.6°, and 150.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b31a65.

Monochromatic Colors of #b31a65

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b31a65, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #531433 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f24198 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b31a65

We want to make getting started with #b31a65 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b31a65 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b31a65 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b31a65 with other HTML elements.

#b31a65 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b31a65.
<span style="color: #b31a65;">The color of this text is #b31a65.</span>

#b31a65 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b31a65.
<div style="background-color: #b31a65; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b31a65.</div>

#b31a65 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b31a65.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b31a65;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b31a65.</span>

#b31a65 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b31a65.
<div style="border: #b31a65 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b31a65.</div>

#b31a65 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b31a65 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b31a65; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b31a65 on a white background.</div></div>

#b31a65 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b31a65 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b31a65; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b31a65 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b31a65 to White

This is a gradient from #b31a65 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b31a65,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b31a65,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b31a65,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b31a65,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b31a65 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b31a65 to Black

This is a gradient from #b31a65 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b31a65,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b31a65,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b31a65,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b31a65,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b31a65 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b31a65

In addition to using #b31a65 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b31a65 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b31a65, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 179, Green = 26, Blue = 101). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b31a65 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b31a65
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(179, 26, 101)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b31a65; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b31a65; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b31a65; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(179, 26, 101);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b31a65")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:179, green:26, blue:101, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:179 green:26 blue:101 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(179f, 26f, 101f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(179, 26, 101);
 

#b31a65 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b31a65 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b31a65 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b31a65 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b31a65 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b31a65 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b31a65 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b31a65 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b31a65 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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