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#8B5E96

#8b5e96 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8b5e96 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 36.86% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.33% cyan, 37.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 288.21°, with 22.95% saturation and 47.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.4.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #8b5e96
  2. #69965e

Split complementary

  1. #8b5e96
  2. #85965e
  3. #5e966f

Analogous

  1. #6f5e96
  2. #8b5e96
  3. #965e85

Triadic

  1. #8b5e96
  2. #968b5e
  3. #5e968b

Tetradic

  1. #8b5e96
  2. #965e69
  3. #69965e
  4. #5e968b

Square

  1. #8b5e96
  2. #966f5e
  3. #69965e
  4. #5e8596

Monochromatic

  1. #342338
  2. #5f4167
  3. #8b5e96
  4. #ad8ab6
  5. #cebad3

Shades

#8b5e96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b5e96
  2. #7d5587
  3. #6f4b78
  4. #614269
  5. #53385a
  6. #462f4b
  7. #38263c
  8. #2a1c2d
  9. #1c131e
  10. #0e090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b5e96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b5e96
  2. #976ea1
  3. #a27eab
  4. #ae8eb6
  5. #b99ec0
  6. #c5afcb
  7. #d1bfd5
  8. #dccfe0
  9. #e8dfea
  10. #f3eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b5e96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b5e96
  2. #8a6194
  3. #896592
  4. #88688f
  5. #876c8d
  6. #866f8b
  7. #847289
  8. #837687
  9. #827984
  10. #817d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #576b98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627094 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c6573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f6697 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746995 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b6282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b5e96 {
  color: #8b5e96;
}
Background
.bg-8b5e96 {
  background-color: #8b5e96;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b5e96 {
  border: 2px solid #8b5e96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b5e96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 94 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 23% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b5e96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5e96, #965e85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b5e96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 94 150 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.40 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.58 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.89 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.78 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.24 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.57 #74a169 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8b5e96  rgb(139, 94, 150)  hsl(288, 23%, 48%)  Purpureus
#69965e  rgb(105, 150, 94)  hsl(108, 23%, 48%)  Asparagus
#968b5e  rgb(150, 139, 94)  hsl(48, 23%, 48%)  Moss Green
#5e968b  rgb(94, 150, 139)  hsl(168, 23%, 48%)  Cadet Blue