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#B33DAA

#b33daa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b33daa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 23.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.92% magenta, 5.03% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 304.58°, with 49.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.47.

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Web safe#cc3399
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Relative luminance0.1582

Complementary

  1. #b33daa
  2. #3db346

Split complementary

  1. #b33daa
  2. #6fb33d
  3. #3db381

Analogous

  1. #813db3
  2. #b33daa
  3. #b33d6f

Triadic

  1. #b33daa
  2. #aab33d
  3. #3daab3

Tetradic

  1. #b33daa
  2. #b3463d
  3. #3db346
  4. #3daab3

Square

  1. #b33daa
  2. #b3813d
  3. #3db346
  4. #3d6fb3

Monochromatic

  1. #41163e
  2. #7a2a74
  3. #b33daa
  4. #ce6fc7
  5. #e1a8dd

Shades

#b33daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b33daa
  2. #a13799
  3. #8f3188
  4. #7d2b77
  5. #6b2566
  6. #5a1f55
  7. #481844
  8. #361233
  9. #240c22
  10. #120611
  11. #000000

Tints

#b33daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b33daa
  2. #bb50b3
  3. #c264bb
  4. #ca77c4
  5. #d18bcc
  6. #d99ed5
  7. #e1b1dd
  8. #e8c5e6
  9. #f0d8ee
  10. #f7ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b33daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b33daa
  2. #ae44a6
  3. #a94aa2
  4. #a4519d
  5. #9f5899
  6. #9a5f95
  7. #946591
  8. #8f6c8d
  9. #8a7388
  10. #857984
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3564ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f75a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba496e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c57ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8963a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7458a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b33daa {
  color: #b33daa;
}
Background
.bg-b33daa {
  background-color: #b33daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b33daa {
  border: 2px solid #b33daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b33daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 61 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 49% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b33daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b33daa, #b33d6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b33daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 61 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.68 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.31 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 12.10 #4cc255 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b33daa  rgb(179, 61, 170)  hsl(305, 49%, 47%)  Purpureus
#3db346  rgb(61, 179, 70)  hsl(125, 49%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#aab33d  rgb(170, 179, 61)  hsl(65, 49%, 47%)  Apple Green
#3daab3  rgb(61, 170, 179)  hsl(185, 49%, 47%)  Cadet Blue