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#B040AE

#b040ae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b040ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 25.1% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.64% magenta, 1.14% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 301.07°, with 46.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1595

Complementary

  1. #b040ae
  2. #40b042

Split complementary

  1. #b040ae
  2. #76b040
  3. #40b07a

Analogous

  1. #7a40b0
  2. #b040ae
  3. #b04076

Triadic

  1. #b040ae
  2. #aeb040
  3. #40aeb0

Tetradic

  1. #b040ae
  2. #b04240
  3. #40b042
  4. #40aeb0

Square

  1. #b040ae
  2. #b07a40
  3. #40b042
  4. #4076b0

Monochromatic

  1. #40173f
  2. #782c77
  3. #b040ae
  4. #cb71ca
  5. #e0a9df

Shades

#b040ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b040ae
  2. #9e3a9d
  3. #8d338b
  4. #7b2d7a
  5. #6a2668
  6. #582057
  7. #461a46
  8. #351334
  9. #230d23
  10. #120611
  11. #000000

Tints

#b040ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b040ae
  2. #b853b6
  3. #c066be
  4. #c879c6
  5. #d08cce
  6. #d8a0d7
  7. #dfb3df
  8. #e7c6e7
  9. #efd9ef
  10. #f7ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b040ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b040ae
  2. #ab46a9
  3. #a64da5
  4. #a253a0
  5. #9d5a9c
  6. #986097
  7. #936692
  8. #8e6d8e
  9. #8a7389
  10. #857a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e608d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3366b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c74ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64e71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a59b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8664ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3498e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b040ae {
  color: #b040ae;
}
Background
.bg-b040ae {
  background-color: #b040ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b040ae {
  border: 2px solid #b040ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b040ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 64 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 47% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b040ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b040ae, #b04076);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b040ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 64 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.50 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.88 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.15 #4fbf51 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b040ae  rgb(176, 64, 174)  hsl(301, 47%, 47%)  Purpureus
#40b042  rgb(64, 176, 66)  hsl(121, 47%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#aeb040  rgb(174, 176, 64)  hsl(61, 47%, 47%)  Brass
#40aeb0  rgb(64, 174, 176)  hsl(181, 47%, 47%)  Verdigris