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#B172BF

#b172bf ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b172bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 44.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.33% cyan, 40.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 289.09°, with 37.56% saturation and 59.8% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2514

Complementary

  1. #b172bf
  2. #80bf72

Split complementary

  1. #b172bf
  2. #a6bf72
  3. #72bf8a

Analogous

  1. #8a72bf
  2. #b172bf
  3. #bf72a6

Triadic

  1. #b172bf
  2. #bfb172
  3. #72bfb1

Tetradic

  1. #b172bf
  2. #bf7280
  3. #80bf72
  4. #72bfb1

Square

  1. #b172bf
  2. #bf8a72
  3. #80bf72
  4. #72a6bf

Monochromatic

  1. #5e2f69
  2. #8e479d
  3. #b172bf
  4. #cea7d7
  5. #ebdbef

Shades

#b172bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b172bf
  2. #9f67ac
  3. #8e5b99
  4. #7c5086
  5. #6a4473
  6. #593960
  7. #472e4c
  8. #352239
  9. #231726
  10. #120b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b172bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b172bf
  2. #b980c5
  3. #c18ecc
  4. #c89cd2
  5. #d0aad9
  6. #d8b9df
  7. #e0c7e5
  8. #e8d5ec
  9. #efe3f2
  10. #f7f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b172bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b172bf
  2. #ac73b9
  3. #a775b2
  4. #a276ac
  5. #9d78a6
  6. #9979a0
  7. #947a99
  8. #8f7c93
  9. #8a7d8d
  10. #857f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b81a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6885c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788cbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b27b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b7ec1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9282be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b278a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b172bf {
  color: #b172bf;
}
Background
.bg-b172bf {
  background-color: #b172bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b172bf {
  border: 2px solid #b172bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b172bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 114 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b172bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b172bf, #bf72a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b172bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 114 191 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.49 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.91 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.47 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.89 #4e8d40 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#b172bf  rgb(177, 114, 191)  hsl(289, 38%, 60%)  Floral Lavender
#80bf72  rgb(128, 191, 114)  hsl(109, 38%, 60%)  Mantis
#bfb172  rgb(191, 177, 114)  hsl(49, 38%, 60%)  Ecru
#72bfb1  rgb(114, 191, 177)  hsl(169, 38%, 60%)  Verdigris