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#8B3FAC

#8b3fac ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8b3fac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 24.71% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.19% cyan, 63.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 281.83°, with 46.38% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1202

Complementary

  1. #8b3fac
  2. #60ac3f

Split complementary

  1. #8b3fac
  2. #97ac3f
  3. #3fac54

Analogous

  1. #543fac
  2. #8b3fac
  3. #ac3f97

Triadic

  1. #8b3fac
  2. #ac8b3f
  3. #3fac8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b3fac
  2. #ac3f60
  3. #60ac3f
  4. #3fac8b

Square

  1. #8b3fac
  2. #ac543f
  3. #60ac3f
  4. #3f97ac

Monochromatic

  1. #31163c
  2. #5e2a74
  3. #8b3fac
  4. #ae6eca
  5. #cda6de

Shades

#8b3fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b3fac
  2. #7d399b
  3. #6f328a
  4. #612c78
  5. #532667
  6. #462056
  7. #381945
  8. #2a1334
  9. #1c0d22
  10. #0e0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b3fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b3fac
  2. #9752b4
  3. #a265bd
  4. #ae79c5
  5. #b98ccd
  6. #c59fd6
  7. #d1b2de
  8. #dcc5e6
  9. #e8d9ee
  10. #f3ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b3fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b3fac
  2. #8a46a8
  3. #894ca3
  4. #88539f
  5. #87599a
  6. #866096
  7. #846692
  8. #836d8d
  9. #827389
  10. #817a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #145daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b63a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #885370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c53ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6557aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #894c8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b3fac {
  color: #8b3fac;
}
Background
.bg-8b3fac {
  background-color: #8b3fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b3fac {
  border: 2px solid #8b3fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b3fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 63 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 46% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b3fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b3fac, #ac3f97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b3fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 63 172 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.19 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.75 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.36 #74c053 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8b3fac  rgb(139, 63, 172)  hsl(282, 46%, 46%)  Purpureus
#60ac3f  rgb(96, 172, 63)  hsl(102, 46%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#ac8b3f  rgb(172, 139, 63)  hsl(42, 46%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3fac8b  rgb(63, 172, 139)  hsl(162, 46%, 46%)  Jungle Green