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#B239B8

#b239b8 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b239b8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 22.35% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.26% cyan, 69.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 297.17°, with 52.7% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1585

Complementary

  1. #b239b8
  2. #3fb839

Split complementary

  1. #b239b8
  2. #7eb839
  3. #39b872

Analogous

  1. #7239b8
  2. #b239b8
  3. #b8397e

Triadic

  1. #b239b8
  2. #b8b239
  3. #39b8b2

Tetradic

  1. #b239b8
  2. #b8393f
  3. #3fb839
  4. #39b8b2

Square

  1. #b239b8
  2. #b87239
  3. #3fb839
  4. #397eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #411543
  2. #79277e
  3. #b239b8
  4. #cd6cd1
  5. #e1a6e4

Shades

#b239b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b239b8
  2. #a033a6
  3. #8e2e93
  4. #7d2881
  5. #6b226e
  6. #591d5c
  7. #47174a
  8. #351137
  9. #240b25
  10. #120612
  11. #000000

Tints

#b239b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b239b8
  2. #ba4dbf
  3. #c161c6
  4. #c974cd
  5. #d188d4
  6. #d99cdc
  7. #e0b0e3
  8. #e8c4ea
  9. #f0d7f1
  10. #f7ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b239b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b239b8
  2. #ad40b2
  3. #a847ad
  4. #a34ea7
  5. #9e55a2
  6. #995d9c
  7. #946496
  8. #8f6b91
  9. #8a728b
  10. #857986
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e65bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5474b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b64d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7757ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8462b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b239b8 {
  color: #b239b8;
}
Background
.bg-b239b8 {
  background-color: #b239b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b239b8 {
  border: 2px solid #b239b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b239b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 57 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 53% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b239b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b239b8, #b8397e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b239b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 57 184 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.71 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.32 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.01 #4dc647 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b239b8  rgb(178, 57, 184)  hsl(297, 53%, 47%)  Purpureus
#3fb839  rgb(63, 184, 57)  hsl(117, 53%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#b8b239  rgb(184, 178, 57)  hsl(57, 53%, 47%)  Brass
#39b8b2  rgb(57, 184, 178)  hsl(177, 53%, 47%)  Verdigris