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#9048BB

#9048bb ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9048bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 28.24% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.99% cyan, 61.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 277.57°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1415

Complementary

  1. #9048bb
  2. #73bb48

Split complementary

  1. #9048bb
  2. #acbb48
  3. #48bb56

Analogous

  1. #5648bb
  2. #9048bb
  3. #bb48ac

Triadic

  1. #9048bb
  2. #bb9048
  3. #48bb90

Tetradic

  1. #9048bb
  2. #bb4873
  3. #73bb48
  4. #48bb90

Square

  1. #9048bb
  2. #bb5648
  3. #73bb48
  4. #48acbb

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1d4d
  2. #663185
  3. #9048bb
  4. #b280d0
  5. #d4b8e4

Shades

#9048bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9048bb
  2. #8241a8
  3. #733a96
  4. #653283
  5. #562b70
  6. #48245e
  7. #3a1d4b
  8. #2b1638
  9. #1d0e25
  10. #0e0713
  11. #000000

Tints

#9048bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9048bb
  2. #9b5ac2
  3. #a66dc9
  4. #b17fcf
  5. #bc91d6
  6. #c8a4dd
  7. #d3b6e4
  8. #dec8eb
  9. #e9daf1
  10. #f4edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9048bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9048bb
  2. #8e4eb5
  3. #8d53af
  4. #8b59a9
  5. #8a5ea3
  6. #88649e
  7. #866a98
  8. #856f92
  9. #83758c
  10. #827a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b5e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1866bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c6ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b5e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #685eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d5699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9048bb {
  color: #9048bb;
}
Background
.bg-9048bb {
  background-color: #9048bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9048bb {
  border: 2px solid #9048bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9048bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 72 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9048bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9048bb, #bb48ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9048bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 72 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.31 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.72 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.53 #6fb744 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9048bb  rgb(144, 72, 187)  hsl(278, 46%, 51%)  Purpureus
#73bb48  rgb(115, 187, 72)  hsl(98, 46%, 51%)  Mantis
#bb9048  rgb(187, 144, 72)  hsl(38, 46%, 51%)  Camel
#48bb90  rgb(72, 187, 144)  hsl(158, 46%, 51%)  Mint