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#9E4EBE

#9e4ebe ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9e4ebe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 30.59% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.84% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1644

Complementary

  1. #9e4ebe
  2. #6ebe4e

Split complementary

  1. #9e4ebe
  2. #a6be4e
  3. #4ebe66

Analogous

  1. #664ebe
  2. #9e4ebe
  3. #be4ea6

Triadic

  1. #9e4ebe
  2. #be9e4e
  3. #4ebe9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e4ebe
  2. #be4e6e
  3. #6ebe4e
  4. #4ebe9e

Square

  1. #9e4ebe
  2. #be664e
  3. #6ebe4e
  4. #4ea6be

Monochromatic

  1. #451f54
  2. #73338c
  3. #9e4ebe
  4. #bd86d3
  5. #dbbee7

Shades

#9e4ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e4ebe
  2. #8e46ab
  3. #7e3e98
  4. #6f3785
  5. #5f2f72
  6. #4f275f
  7. #3f1f4c
  8. #2f1739
  9. #201026
  10. #100813
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e4ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e4ebe
  2. #a860c5
  3. #b171cb
  4. #bb83d2
  5. #c595d8
  6. #cfa7df
  7. #d8b8e5
  8. #e2caec
  9. #ecdcf2
  10. #f5edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e4ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e4ebe
  2. #9b53b8
  3. #9858b2
  4. #955dab
  5. #9262a5
  6. #8f679f
  7. #8c6c99
  8. #897193
  9. #86768c
  10. #837b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d6cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d73bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c617f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d61c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7666bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d5a9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e4ebe {
  color: #9e4ebe;
}
Background
.bg-9e4ebe {
  background-color: #9e4ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9e4ebe {
  border: 2px solid #9e4ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e4ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 78 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e4ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e4ebe, #be4ea6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e4ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 78 190 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 2.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.95 #61b141 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9e4ebe  rgb(158, 78, 190)  hsl(283, 46%, 53%)  Purpureus
#6ebe4e  rgb(110, 190, 78)  hsl(103, 46%, 53%)  Mantis
#be9e4e  rgb(190, 158, 78)  hsl(43, 46%, 53%)  Brass
#4ebe9e  rgb(78, 190, 158)  hsl(163, 46%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine