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#B245BB

#b245bb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b245bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 27.06% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.81% cyan, 63.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 295.42°, with 46.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1731

Complementary

  1. #b245bb
  2. #4ebb45

Split complementary

  1. #b245bb
  2. #89bb45
  3. #45bb77

Analogous

  1. #7745bb
  2. #b245bb
  3. #bb4589

Triadic

  1. #b245bb
  2. #bbb245
  3. #45bbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b245bb
  2. #bb454e
  3. #4ebb45
  4. #45bbb2

Square

  1. #b245bb
  2. #bb7745
  3. #4ebb45
  4. #4589bb

Monochromatic

  1. #481c4b
  2. #7d3083
  3. #b245bb
  4. #c97dcf
  5. #e0b5e4

Shades

#b245bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b245bb
  2. #a03ea8
  3. #8e3796
  4. #7d3083
  5. #6b2970
  6. #59235e
  7. #471c4b
  8. #351538
  9. #240e25
  10. #120713
  11. #000000

Tints

#b245bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b245bb
  2. #ba58c2
  3. #c16ac9
  4. #c97dcf
  5. #d18fd6
  6. #d9a2dd
  7. #e0b5e4
  8. #e8c7eb
  9. #f0daf1
  10. #f7ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b245bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b245bb
  2. #ad4bb5
  3. #a851af
  4. #a357a9
  5. #9e5da3
  6. #99639e
  7. #946898
  8. #8f6e92
  9. #8a748c
  10. #857a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #916495 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f6bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a78b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6567a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a5ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8667b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b45098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b245bb {
  color: #b245bb;
}
Background
.bg-b245bb {
  background-color: #b245bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b245bb {
  border: 2px solid #b245bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b245bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 69 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b245bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b245bb, #bb4589);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b245bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 69 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.77 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.88 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.51 #4dba44 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b245bb  rgb(178, 69, 187)  hsl(295, 46%, 50%)  Purpureus
#4ebb45  rgb(78, 187, 69)  hsl(115, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#bbb245  rgb(187, 178, 69)  hsl(55, 46%, 50%)  Vegas Gold
#45bbb2  rgb(69, 187, 178)  hsl(175, 46%, 50%)  Verdigris