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#9C51BD

#9c51bd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9c51bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 31.76% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.46% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 281.67°, with 45% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #9c51bd
  2. #72bd51

Split complementary

  1. #9c51bd
  2. #a8bd51
  3. #51bd66

Analogous

  1. #6651bd
  2. #9c51bd
  3. #bd51a8

Triadic

  1. #9c51bd
  2. #bd9c51
  3. #51bd9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c51bd
  2. #bd5172
  3. #72bd51
  4. #51bd9c

Square

  1. #9c51bd
  2. #bd6651
  3. #72bd51
  4. #51a8bd

Monochromatic

  1. #452055
  2. #72358c
  3. #9c51bd
  4. #bc88d2
  5. #dbc0e7

Shades

#9c51bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c51bd
  2. #8c49aa
  3. #7d4197
  4. #6d3984
  5. #5e3171
  6. #4e295f
  7. #3e204c
  8. #2f1839
  9. #1f1026
  10. #100813
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c51bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c51bd
  2. #a662c4
  3. #b074ca
  4. #ba85d1
  5. #c497d7
  6. #cea8de
  7. #d7b9e5
  8. #e1cbeb
  9. #ebdcf2
  10. #f5eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c51bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c51bd
  2. #9956b7
  3. #965ab1
  4. #945fab
  5. #9164a5
  6. #8e699f
  7. #8b6d98
  8. #887292
  9. #86778c
  10. #837b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #336dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e73ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99637f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d63bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7567bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a5d9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c51bd {
  color: #9c51bd;
}
Background
.bg-9c51bd {
  background-color: #9c51bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c51bd {
  border: 2px solid #9c51bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c51bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 81 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 45% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c51bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c51bd, #bd51a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c51bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 81 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 2.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.30 #63ae42 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9c51bd  rgb(156, 81, 189)  hsl(282, 45%, 53%)  Purpureus
#72bd51  rgb(114, 189, 81)  hsl(102, 45%, 53%)  Mantis
#bd9c51  rgb(189, 156, 81)  hsl(42, 45%, 53%)  Camel
#51bd9c  rgb(81, 189, 156)  hsl(162, 45%, 53%)  Mint