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#B149AA

#b149aa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b149aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 28.63% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.76% magenta, 3.95% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 304.04°, with 41.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1701

Complementary

  1. #b149aa
  2. #49b150

Split complementary

  1. #b149aa
  2. #76b149
  3. #49b184

Analogous

  1. #8449b1
  2. #b149aa
  3. #b14976

Triadic

  1. #b149aa
  2. #aab149
  3. #49aab1

Tetradic

  1. #b149aa
  2. #b15049
  3. #49b150
  4. #49aab1

Square

  1. #b149aa
  2. #b18449
  3. #49b150
  4. #4976b1

Monochromatic

  1. #451c42
  2. #7b3376
  3. #b149aa
  4. #c97dc4
  5. #e0b3dd

Shades

#b149aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b149aa
  2. #9f4299
  3. #8e3a88
  4. #7c3377
  5. #6a2c66
  6. #592555
  7. #471d44
  8. #351633
  9. #230f22
  10. #120711
  11. #000000

Tints

#b149aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b149aa
  2. #b95bb3
  3. #c16dbb
  4. #c880c4
  5. #d092cc
  6. #d8a4d5
  7. #e0b6dd
  8. #e8c8e6
  9. #efdbee
  10. #f7edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b149aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b149aa
  2. #ac4fa6
  3. #a754a2
  4. #a25a9d
  5. #9d5f99
  6. #996595
  7. #946a91
  8. #8f708d
  9. #8a7588
  10. #857b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90648c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4269ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6478a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75373 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e5eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a68a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b149aa {
  color: #b149aa;
}
Background
.bg-b149aa {
  background-color: #b149aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b149aa {
  border: 2px solid #b149aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b149aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 73 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 42% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b149aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b149aa, #b14976);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b149aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 73 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.79 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.33 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.31 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.80 #4eb655 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b149aa  rgb(177, 73, 170)  hsl(304, 42%, 49%)  Purpureus
#49b150  rgb(73, 177, 80)  hsl(124, 42%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#aab149  rgb(170, 177, 73)  hsl(64, 42%, 49%)  Dark Khaki
#49aab1  rgb(73, 170, 177)  hsl(184, 42%, 49%)  Cadet Blue