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#B331BD

#b331bd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b331bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.29% cyan, 74.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 295.71°, with 58.82% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1545

Complementary

  1. #b331bd
  2. #3bbd31

Split complementary

  1. #b331bd
  2. #81bd31
  3. #31bd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d31bd
  2. #b331bd
  3. #bd3181

Triadic

  1. #b331bd
  2. #bdb331
  3. #31bdb3

Tetradic

  1. #b331bd
  2. #bd313b
  3. #3bbd31
  4. #31bdb3

Square

  1. #b331bd
  2. #bd6d31
  3. #3bbd31
  4. #3181bd

Monochromatic

  1. #401244
  2. #792180
  3. #b331bd
  4. #cf64d7
  5. #e1a1e7

Shades

#b331bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b331bd
  2. #a12caa
  3. #8f2797
  4. #7d2284
  5. #6b1d71
  6. #5a195f
  7. #48144c
  8. #360f39
  9. #240a26
  10. #120513
  11. #000000

Tints

#b331bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b331bd
  2. #bb46c4
  3. #c25aca
  4. #ca6fd1
  5. #d183d7
  6. #d998de
  7. #e1ade5
  8. #e8c1eb
  9. #f0d6f2
  10. #f7eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b331bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b331bd
  2. #ae39b7
  3. #a941b1
  4. #a449ab
  5. #9f51a5
  6. #9a599f
  7. #946098
  8. #8f6892
  9. #8a708c
  10. #857886
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5b94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e73ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b74a75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7554bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b54197 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b331bd {
  color: #b331bd;
}
Background
.bg-b331bd {
  background-color: #b331bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b331bd {
  border: 2px solid #b331bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b331bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 49 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b331bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b331bd, #bd3181);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b331bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 49 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.44 #4cce42 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b331bd  rgb(179, 49, 189)  hsl(296, 59%, 47%)  Purpureus
#3bbd31  rgb(59, 189, 49)  hsl(116, 59%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#bdb331  rgb(189, 179, 49)  hsl(56, 59%, 47%)  Old Gold
#31bdb3  rgb(49, 189, 179)  hsl(176, 59%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue