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#5B2A4E

#5b2a4e ≈ Byzantium

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#5b2a4e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.85% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 315.92°, with 36.84% saturation and 26.08% 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0443

Complementary

  1. #5b2a4e
  2. #2a5b37

Split complementary

  1. #5b2a4e
  2. #365b2a
  3. #2a5b50

Analogous

  1. #502a5b
  2. #5b2a4e
  3. #5b2a36

Triadic

  1. #5b2a4e
  2. #4e5b2a
  3. #2a4e5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b2a4e
  2. #5b372a
  3. #2a5b37
  4. #2a4e5b

Square

  1. #5b2a4e
  2. #5b502a
  3. #2a5b37
  4. #2a365b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e060c
  2. #271221
  3. #5b2a4e
  4. #8f427b
  5. #b866a2

Shades

#5b2a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b2a4e
  2. #522646
  3. #49223e
  4. #401d37
  5. #37192f
  6. #2e1527
  7. #24111f
  8. #1b0d17
  9. #120810
  10. #090408
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b2a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b2a4e
  2. #6b3f60
  3. #7c5571
  4. #8c6a83
  5. #9d7f95
  6. #ad95a7
  7. #bdaab8
  8. #cebfca
  9. #ded4dc
  10. #efeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b2a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b2a4e
  2. #5f3353
  3. #623b58
  4. #66445d
  5. #6a4c62
  6. #6e5567
  7. #715e6c
  8. #756671
  9. #796f76
  10. #7c777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3544 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c374f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #393e4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #602b38 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43324f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #49374d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e2b42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b2a4e {
  color: #5b2a4e;
}
Background
.bg-5b2a4e {
  background-color: #5b2a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b2a4e {
  border: 2px solid #5b2a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b2a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 37% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b2a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b2a4e, #5b2a36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b2a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#702963 Byzantium ΔE 5.93 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 8.06 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 8.19 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.21 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.56 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.78 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 12.42 #a4d5b1 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Byzantium
#5b2a4e  rgb(91, 42, 78)  hsl(316, 37%, 26%)  Byzantium
#2a5b37  rgb(42, 91, 55)  hsl(136, 37%, 26%)  Hunter Green
#4e5b2a  rgb(78, 91, 42)  hsl(76, 37%, 26%)  Army Green
#2a4e5b  rgb(42, 78, 91)  hsl(196, 37%, 26%)  Midnight Green