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#B331A0

#b331a0 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b331a0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 19.22% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.63% magenta, 10.61% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 308.77°, with 57.02% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.09.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #b331a0
  2. #31b344

Split complementary

  1. #b331a0
  2. #5fb331
  3. #31b385

Analogous

  1. #8531b3
  2. #b331a0
  3. #b3315f

Triadic

  1. #b331a0
  2. #a0b331
  3. #31a0b3

Tetradic

  1. #b331a0
  2. #b34431
  3. #31b344
  4. #31a0b3

Square

  1. #b331a0
  2. #b38531
  3. #31b344
  4. #315fb3

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1035
  2. #77216a
  3. #b331a0
  4. #d35ec2
  5. #e39ad9

Shades

#b331a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b331a0
  2. #a12c90
  3. #8f2780
  4. #7d2270
  5. #6b1d60
  6. #5a1950
  7. #481440
  8. #360f30
  9. #240a20
  10. #120510
  11. #000000

Tints

#b331a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b331a0
  2. #bb46aa
  3. #c25ab3
  4. #ca6fbd
  5. #d183c6
  6. #d998d0
  7. #e1add9
  8. #e8c1e3
  9. #f0d6ec
  10. #f7eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b331a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b331a0
  2. #ae399d
  3. #a9419a
  4. #a44996
  5. #9f5193
  6. #9a5990
  7. #94608d
  8. #8f688a
  9. #8a7086
  10. #857883
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5883 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5da3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e719d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc3c65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4fa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #885d9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83881 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b331a0 {
  color: #b331a0;
}
Background
.bg-b331a0 {
  background-color: #b331a0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b331a0 {
  border: 2px solid #b331a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b331a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 49 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 57% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b331a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b331a0, #b3315f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b331a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 49 160 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.09 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.27 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.86 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.14 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.15 #4cce5f Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b331a0  rgb(179, 49, 160)  hsl(309, 57%, 45%)  Purpureus
#31b344  rgb(49, 179, 68)  hsl(129, 57%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#a0b331  rgb(160, 179, 49)  hsl(69, 57%, 45%)  Apple Green
#31a0b3  rgb(49, 160, 179)  hsl(189, 57%, 45%)  Bondi Blue