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#B337AB

#b337ab ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b337ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 21.57% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.27% magenta, 4.47% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 303.87°, with 52.99% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #b337ab
  2. #37b33f

Split complementary

  1. #b337ab
  2. #6db337
  3. #37b37d

Analogous

  1. #7d37b3
  2. #b337ab
  3. #b3376d

Triadic

  1. #b337ab
  2. #abb337
  3. #37abb3

Tetradic

  1. #b337ab
  2. #b33f37
  3. #37b33f
  4. #37abb3

Square

  1. #b337ab
  2. #b37d37
  3. #37b33f
  4. #376db3

Monochromatic

  1. #3e133b
  2. #782573
  3. #b337ab
  4. #d066c9
  5. #e2a1de

Shades

#b337ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b337ab
  2. #a1329a
  3. #8f2c89
  4. #7d2778
  5. #6b2167
  6. #5a1c56
  7. #481644
  8. #361133
  9. #240b22
  10. #120611
  11. #000000

Tints

#b337ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b337ab
  2. #bb4bb3
  3. #c25fbc
  4. #ca73c4
  5. #d187cd
  6. #d99bd5
  7. #e1afdd
  8. #e8c3e6
  9. #f0d7ee
  10. #f7ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b337ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b337ab
  2. #ae3ea7
  3. #a946a2
  4. #a44d9e
  5. #9f549a
  6. #9a5c96
  7. #946391
  8. #8f6a8d
  9. #8a7189
  10. #857984
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c62ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b73a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba456d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a54ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8760a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7408a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b337ab {
  color: #b337ab;
}
Background
.bg-b337ab {
  background-color: #b337ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b337ab {
  border: 2px solid #b337ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b337ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 55 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 53% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b337ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b337ab, #b3376d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b337ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 55 171 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.71 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.80 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.11 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.65 #4cc854 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b337ab  rgb(179, 55, 171)  hsl(304, 53%, 46%)  Purpureus
#37b33f  rgb(55, 179, 63)  hsl(124, 53%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#abb337  rgb(171, 179, 55)  hsl(64, 53%, 46%)  Apple Green
#37abb3  rgb(55, 171, 179)  hsl(184, 53%, 46%)  Verdigris