Closest web-safe match: #993366

Color Details and Palettes for #B0214E

Details about the color Minted Blueberry Lemonade#B0214E

Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.

Rose family Warm WCAG ink: white
HEX #B0214E RGB rgb(176, 33, 78) HSL hsl(341, 68%, 41%) CMYK cmyk(0%, 81%, 56%, 31%)

Color profile

About Color Hex #B0214E

#B0214E is a warm color from the Rose family, closest in name to “Minted Blueberry Lemonade”. In RGB it is rgb(176, 33, 78); in HSL, hsl(341, 68%, 41%).

The color Minted Blueberry Lemonade, with hexadecimal code #b0214e, is part of the pink color family, a hue that spans from playful and youthful to elegant and gender-neutral. Pink evokes warmth, tenderness, and emotional connection across diverse cultural contexts. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Love, Affection, Kindness and Playfulness. Pink is often connected to love, compassion, and femininity in Western cultures, while in Japan, it can symbolize spring and cherry blossoms. It can also represent universal harmony and emotional balance. At 68% saturation, this color is clearly chromatic yet balanced—colorful enough to be distinctive without overwhelming adjacent content. With a mid-range lightness of 41%, it offers excellent versatility—readable as text on light backgrounds and visible as an element on dark ones. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Love, Affection, Kindness, or Playfulness. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.

Key facts

RGB 176, 33, 78 red · green · blue HSL 341° 68% 41% hue · sat · light HSV 341° 81% 69% design-app pickers CMYK 0 81 56 31 print inks, % Luminance 0.109 0 dark → 1 light On black 3.17:1 ✕ AA contrast ratio On white 6.62:1 ✓ AA contrast ratio Web-safe #993366 closest web-safe Best text white ideal foreground Character Vivid warm · rose family

The story of this color

History, Usage, Psychology & Design Ideas for #B0214E

Minted Blueberry Lemonade (#B0214E) belongs to the Rose color family.

This vivid mid-tone strikes the ideal balance between intensity and readability, making it a strong candidate for primary brand colors, interactive UI elements, and logo design where immediate recognition is essential.

Historical Background

Rose as a color name predates its association with the flower—the Old English word referenced a range of warm pinkish-red hues. During the Renaissance, rose madder pigment (from the madder plant root) was a staple of portrait painters, prized for realistic skin tones. In Victorian flower language, different rose colors carried coded messages: pink for admiration, red for love, white for purity.

Design & Usage Tips

Rose tones—ranging from dusty rose to vivid rose—bridge pink and red, offering warmth without pink's potential for seeming overly sweet or red's intensity. They are excellent for cosmetics, wine, and luxury lifestyle brands. Pair rose with gold for opulence, or with sage green for a natural, sophisticated palette.

Positioned on the warm side of the color wheel (hue 341°), it naturally draws the eye and creates a sense of closeness—making it effective for calls to action, food photography, and hospitality branding. With 68% saturation, it occupies a comfortable middle ground: colorful enough to be distinctive, yet restrained enough for extended reading or large surface areas.

Psychological Impact

Rose conveys romance, gratitude, and grace. It feels more mature and nuanced than bright pink, appealing to audiences seeking elegance and emotional depth. In interior design, rose tones create inviting, conversation-friendly spaces.

With a mid-range lightness of 41%, this tone is highly versatile: dark enough to serve as body text on white, yet light enough to stand out on charcoal or navy backgrounds.

Creative Design Ideas

Use a dusty-rose background with white serif typography for a luxury wedding brand. Combine vivid rose with deep teal for a contemporary editorial palette. In packaging, rose-gold metallic finishes paired with rose-colored paper create a tactile, premium unboxing experience.

Every format

#B0214E Color Conversions

Every way to write Minted Blueberry Lemonade — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.

12 formats
HEX Web
#B0214E

Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.

RGB Screen
rgb(176, 33, 78)

RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.

HSL Web
hsl(341, 68%, 41%)

HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.

HSV HSB Design
hsv(341, 81%, 69%)

HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.

HWB CSS 4
hwb(341 13% 31%)

HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.

CMYK Print
cmyk(0%, 81%, 56%, 31%)

CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.

OKLCH Modern
oklch(50.02% 0.178 8.83)

OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.

OKLab Modern
oklab(50.02% 0.176 0.027)

OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.

CIELAB L*a*b* Perceptual
L: 39.36, a: 57.91, b: 10.78

CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.

LCH Perceptual
L: 39.36, C: 58.90, H: 10.54

LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.

XYZ CIE Science
X: 19.82, Y: 10.87, Z: 8.26

CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.

Decimal int Code
11542862

The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.

Channel breakdown

RGB Color Percentages for #B0214E

How much red, green and blue light mixes into Minted Blueberry Lemonade.

Red 176/255 61.3% Green 33/255 11.5% Blue 78/255 27.2%

Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in Minted Blueberry Lemonade.

Ink coverage

CMYK Ink Levels & Print Guide for #B0214E

Ink needed to reproduce Minted Blueberry Lemonade in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Magenta.

0% CYAN 81% MAGENTA 56% YELLOW 31% KEY

Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.

Accessibility · WCAG

Luminance & Contrast for #B0214E

How bright Minted Blueberry Lemonade is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.

Relative luminance 0.109
0 · dark1 · light

Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)

Aa Black text 3.17:1 ✕ AA ✕ AAA ✓ Large
Aa White text 6.62:1 ✓ AA ✕ AAA ✓ Large

Developer shortcuts

Quick CSS Snippets for #B0214E

Copy-and-paste CSS for Minted Blueberry Lemonade — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.

minted-blueberry-lemonade.css
background-color: #B0214E;
color: #B0214E;
border: 2px solid #B0214E;
background-color: rgb(176, 33, 78);
background-color: hsl(341, 68%, 41%);
--color: #B0214E;

Shades · light to dark

#B0214E Monochrome Palette

Lighter and darker steps of Minted Blueberry Lemonade — the color's full brightness range in one strip.

#F7E9ED
#EBC8D3
#DFA6B8
#D4859E
#C86483
#BC4269
#B0214E
#961C42
#7B1737
#61122B
#460D1F
#2C0814
#120308

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Harmony · 180° apart

#B0214E Complementary Palette

Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.

#B0214E
#21B083

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Harmony · adjacent hues

#B0214E Analogic Palette

Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.

#B0214E
#B03C21
#B02196
#B08321
#8321B0
#96B021
#3C21B0

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Harmony · 120° apart

#B0214E Triadic Palette

Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.

#B0214E
#4EB021
#214EB0

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Harmony · 90° apart

#B0214E Quad Palette

Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.

#B0214E
#96B021
#21B083
#3C21B0

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Accessibility

Color Blindness Simulation for #B0214E

How Minted Blueberry Lemonade reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.

#B0214E
#7A8541
#727143
#A93B39
#434343
Normal vision full color Deuteranopia green weakness ✕ Not friendly Protanopia red weakness ✕ Not friendly Tritanopia blue-yellow weakness ✓ Friendly Achromatopsia total color blindness ✕ Not friendly

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Harmony overview

Color Harmonies for #B0214E

The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.

#21B083
#B03C21
#4EB021
#96B021
Complementary opposite hue Analogous adjacent hue Triadic 120° apart Tetradic (Quad) 90° apart

Perceptually nearby

#B0214E Nearby Colors

A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.

Possessed Red#BB3355
Aristocratic Velvet#990044
Paper Hearts#CC4466
Macabre#880033
Rural Red#BB0044
Minted Blueberry Lemonade#AA3355
French Wine#AA2244
Plastic Lips#AA2266

From the color-name library

Colors Similar to #B0214E

The closest named colors to #B0214E — same mood, each with its own character.

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Velvet Magic#BB1155
French Wine#AC1E44
Warrior Queen#A32D48
Fancy Red Wine#B40441
Amore#AE2F48
Rural Red#BB1144
Vampirella#9B2848
Ruby Queen#B0063D
Cherryade#B22743
Plum Perfect#AA1155

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Inspiration

Explore Vibrant Images Featuring Minted Blueberry Lemonade (#b0214e)

Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of Minted Blueberry Lemonade — hover any tile to download it or view the original.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions about #B0214E

#B0214E is a warm color from the Rose family. Its closest matched name is “Minted Blueberry Lemonade”, matched perceptually with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula. In RGB it is rgb(176, 33, 78); in HSL, hsl(341, 68%, 41%).
In RGB, #B0214E is rgb(176, 33, 78); in HSL it is hsl(341, 68%, 41%); and in CMYK — the model used for print — it is cmyk(0%, 81%, 56%, 31%).
#B0214E has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 against black and 6.62:1 against white. For readability, white body text meets the WCAG AA threshold of 4.5:1 on it, while black does not.
The direct complement of #B0214E is #21B083 (opposite on the color wheel). For ready-made combinations, this page includes monochrome, analogous, triadic and tetradic palettes built from #B0214E in the palette sections above.