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#9B59BF

#9b59bf ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9b59bf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 34.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.85% cyan, 53.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 44.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #9b59bf
  2. #7dbf59

Split complementary

  1. #9b59bf
  2. #b0bf59
  3. #59bf68

Analogous

  1. #6859bf
  2. #9b59bf
  3. #bf59b0

Triadic

  1. #9b59bf
  2. #bf9b59
  3. #59bf9b

Tetradic

  1. #9b59bf
  2. #bf597d
  3. #7dbf59
  4. #59bf9b

Square

  1. #9b59bf
  2. #bf6859
  3. #7dbf59
  4. #59b0bf

Monochromatic

  1. #48235c
  2. #733993
  3. #9b59bf
  4. #bc90d4
  5. #dec7ea

Shades

#9b59bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b59bf
  2. #8c50ac
  3. #7c4799
  4. #6d3e86
  5. #5d3573
  6. #4e2d60
  7. #3e244c
  8. #2f1b39
  9. #1f1226
  10. #100913
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b59bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b59bf
  2. #a56ac5
  3. #af7acc
  4. #b98bd2
  5. #c39bd9
  6. #cdacdf
  7. #d7bde5
  8. #e1cdec
  9. #ebdef2
  10. #f5eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b59bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b59bf
  2. #985db9
  3. #9661b2
  4. #9365ac
  5. #9069a6
  6. #8e6da0
  7. #8b7099
  8. #887493
  9. #85788d
  10. #837c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #866b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e72c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5477bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #976a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f69c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #776cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99649f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b59bf {
  color: #9b59bf;
}
Background
.bg-9b59bf {
  background-color: #9b59bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9b59bf {
  border: 2px solid #9b59bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b59bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 89 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b59bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b59bf, #bf59b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b59bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 89 191 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.09 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.90 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.33 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.49 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.02 #64a640 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9b59bf  rgb(155, 89, 191)  hsl(279, 44%, 55%)  Purpureus
#7dbf59  rgb(125, 191, 89)  hsl(99, 44%, 55%)  Mantis
#bf9b59  rgb(191, 155, 89)  hsl(39, 44%, 55%)  Camel
#59bf9b  rgb(89, 191, 155)  hsl(159, 44%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine