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#B37AC5

#b37ac5 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b37ac5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 47.84% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.14% cyan, 38.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 285.6°, with 39.27% saturation and 62.55% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2753

Complementary

  1. #b37ac5
  2. #8cc57a

Split complementary

  1. #b37ac5
  2. #b2c57a
  3. #7ac58e

Analogous

  1. #8e7ac5
  2. #b37ac5
  3. #c57ab2

Triadic

  1. #b37ac5
  2. #c5b37a
  3. #7ac5b3

Tetradic

  1. #b37ac5
  2. #c57a8c
  3. #8cc57a
  4. #7ac5b3

Square

  1. #b37ac5
  2. #c58e7a
  3. #8cc57a
  4. #7ab2c5

Monochromatic

  1. #643274
  2. #924aa9
  3. #b37ac5
  4. #d1afdc
  5. #f0e5f3

Shades

#b37ac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b37ac5
  2. #a16eb1
  3. #8f629e
  4. #7d558a
  5. #6b4976
  6. #5a3d63
  7. #48314f
  8. #36253b
  9. #241827
  10. #120c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#b37ac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b37ac5
  2. #bb87cb
  3. #c295d1
  4. #caa2d6
  5. #d1afdc
  6. #d9bde2
  7. #e1cae8
  8. #e8d7ee
  9. #f0e4f3
  10. #f7f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b37ac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b37ac5
  2. #ae7bbe
  3. #a97bb7
  4. #a47cb0
  5. #9f7ca9
  6. #9a7da3
  7. #947e9c
  8. #8f7e95
  9. #8a7f8e
  10. #857f87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f87a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f8bc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d91c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b38396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f85c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9688c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b380ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b37ac5 {
  color: #b37ac5;
}
Background
.bg-b37ac5 {
  background-color: #b37ac5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b37ac5 {
  border: 2px solid #b37ac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b37ac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 122 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 39% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b37ac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b37ac5, #c57ab2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b37ac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 122 197 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.44 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.38 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.41 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.50 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.98 #4c853a Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#b37ac5  rgb(179, 122, 197)  hsl(286, 39%, 63%)  Floral Lavender
#8cc57a  rgb(140, 197, 122)  hsl(106, 39%, 63%)  Pistachio
#c5b37a  rgb(197, 179, 122)  hsl(46, 39%, 63%)  Ecru
#7ac5b3  rgb(122, 197, 179)  hsl(166, 39%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine