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#B15AA1

#b15aa1 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b15aa1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 35.29% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.15% magenta, 9.04% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 311.03°, with 35.8% saturation and 52.35% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 7.02.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #b15aa1
  2. #5ab16a

Split complementary

  1. #b15aa1
  2. #75b15a
  3. #5ab195

Analogous

  1. #955ab1
  2. #b15aa1
  3. #b15a75

Triadic

  1. #b15aa1
  2. #a1b15a
  3. #5aa1b1

Tetradic

  1. #b15aa1
  2. #b16a5a
  3. #5ab16a
  4. #5aa1b1

Square

  1. #b15aa1
  2. #b1955a
  3. #5ab16a
  4. #5a75b1

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2546
  2. #813d75
  3. #b15aa1
  4. #ca8ebf
  5. #e2c2dc

Shades

#b15aa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b15aa1
  2. #9f5191
  3. #8e4881
  4. #7c3f71
  5. #6a3661
  6. #592d51
  7. #472440
  8. #351b30
  9. #231220
  10. #120910
  11. #000000

Tints

#b15aa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b15aa1
  2. #b96baa
  3. #c17bb4
  4. #c88cbd
  5. #d09cc7
  6. #d8add0
  7. #e0bdd9
  8. #e8cee3
  9. #efdeec
  10. #f7eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b15aa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b15aa1
  2. #ac5e9e
  3. #a7629a
  4. #a26597
  5. #9d6994
  6. #996d91
  7. #94718d
  8. #8f758a
  9. #8a7887
  10. #857c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a71a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #727e9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85f76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8669a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9071a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b55d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b15aa1 {
  color: #b15aa1;
}
Background
.bg-b15aa1 {
  background-color: #b15aa1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b15aa1 {
  border: 2px solid #b15aa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b15aa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 90 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 36% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b15aa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b15aa1, #b15a75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b15aa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 90 161 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.17 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.35 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.96 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.50 #4ea55e Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#b15aa1  rgb(177, 90, 161)  hsl(311, 36%, 52%)  Mulberry
#5ab16a  rgb(90, 177, 106)  hsl(131, 36%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#a1b15a  rgb(161, 177, 90)  hsl(71, 36%, 52%)  Olivine
#5aa1b1  rgb(90, 161, 177)  hsl(191, 36%, 52%)  Cadet Blue