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#B42EAA

#b42eaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b42eaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 18.04% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.44% magenta, 5.56% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 304.48°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.1456

Complementary

  1. #b42eaa
  2. #2eb438

Split complementary

  1. #b42eaa
  2. #67b42e
  3. #2eb47b

Analogous

  1. #7b2eb4
  2. #b42eaa
  3. #b42e67

Triadic

  1. #b42eaa
  2. #aab42e
  3. #2eaab4

Tetradic

  1. #b42eaa
  2. #b4382e
  3. #2eb438
  4. #2eaab4

Square

  1. #b42eaa
  2. #b47b2e
  3. #2eb438
  4. #2e67b4

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0f37
  2. #771e70
  3. #b42eaa
  4. #d55acc
  5. #e497df

Shades

#b42eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42eaa
  2. #a22999
  3. #902588
  4. #7e2077
  5. #6c1c66
  6. #5a1755
  7. #481244
  8. #360e33
  9. #240922
  10. #120511
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42eaa
  2. #bc43b3
  3. #c358bb
  4. #cb6dc4
  5. #d282cc
  6. #da97d5
  7. #e1abdd
  8. #e9c0e6
  9. #f0d5ee
  10. #f8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42eaa
  2. #af36a6
  3. #aa3ea2
  4. #a4479d
  5. #9f4f99
  6. #9a5795
  7. #955f91
  8. #90678d
  9. #8a7088
  10. #857884
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225fad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5971a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb3f6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #794fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875da8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b83988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42eaa {
  color: #b42eaa;
}
Background
.bg-b42eaa {
  background-color: #b42eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42eaa {
  border: 2px solid #b42eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 46 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42eaa, #b42e67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 46 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.47 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.58 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.78 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.07 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.12 #4bd155 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b42eaa  rgb(180, 46, 170)  hsl(304, 59%, 44%)  Purpureus
#2eb438  rgb(46, 180, 56)  hsl(124, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#aab42e  rgb(170, 180, 46)  hsl(64, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#2eaab4  rgb(46, 170, 180)  hsl(184, 59%, 44%)  Verdigris