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#5B074E

#5b074e ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5b074e is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 2.75% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 309.29°, with 85.71% saturation and 19.22% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 7.

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Web safe#660066
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Relative luminance0.0293

Complementary

  1. #5b074e
  2. #075b14

Split complementary

  1. #5b074e
  2. #245b07
  3. #075b3e

Analogous

  1. #3e075b
  2. #5b074e
  3. #5b0724

Triadic

  1. #5b074e
  2. #4e5b07
  3. #074e5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b074e
  2. #5b1407
  3. #075b14
  4. #074e5b

Square

  1. #5b074e
  2. #5b3e07
  3. #075b14
  4. #07245b

Monochromatic

  1. #130110
  2. #140211
  3. #5b074e
  4. #a20c8b
  5. #e912c8

Shades

#5b074e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b074e
  2. #520646
  3. #49063e
  4. #400537
  5. #37042f
  6. #2e0427
  7. #24031f
  8. #1b0217
  9. #120110
  10. #090108
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b074e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b074e
  2. #6b2060
  3. #7c3971
  4. #8c5183
  5. #9d6a95
  6. #ad83a7
  7. #bd9cb8
  8. #ceb5ca
  9. #decddc
  10. #efe6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b074e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b074e
  2. #5f1353
  3. #621f58
  4. #662b5d
  5. #6a3762
  6. #6e4467
  7. #71506c
  8. #755c71
  9. #796876
  10. #7c747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45253e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #082850 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a344c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #60102c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b1f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43284d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e0d3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b074e {
  color: #5b074e;
}
Background
.bg-5b074e {
  background-color: #5b074e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b074e {
  border: 2px solid #5b074e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b074e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 7 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 86% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b074e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b074e, #5b0724);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b074e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 7 78 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 7.00 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 7.17 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.05 #800080 Purple ΔE 10.02 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 11.27 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.42 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 12.28 #a4f8b1 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Byzantium
#5b074e  rgb(91, 7, 78)  hsl(309, 86%, 19%)  Byzantium
#075b14  rgb(7, 91, 20)  hsl(129, 86%, 19%)  Lincoln Green
#4e5b07  rgb(78, 91, 7)  hsl(69, 86%, 19%)  Army Green
#074e5b  rgb(7, 78, 91)  hsl(189, 86%, 19%)  Midnight Green