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#B42FBB

#b42fbb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b42fbb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 18.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.74% cyan, 74.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 297°, with 59.83% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.1532

Complementary

  1. #b42fbb
  2. #36bb2f

Split complementary

  1. #b42fbb
  2. #7cbb2f
  3. #2fbb6e

Analogous

  1. #6e2fbb
  2. #b42fbb
  3. #bb2f7c

Triadic

  1. #b42fbb
  2. #bbb42f
  3. #2fbbb4

Tetradic

  1. #b42fbb
  2. #bb2f36
  3. #36bb2f
  4. #2fbbb4

Square

  1. #b42fbb
  2. #bb6e2f
  3. #36bb2f
  4. #2f7cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1041
  2. #79207e
  3. #b42fbb
  4. #d160d7
  5. #e39de6

Shades

#b42fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42fbb
  2. #a22aa8
  3. #902696
  4. #7e2183
  5. #6c1c70
  6. #5a185e
  7. #48134b
  8. #360e38
  9. #240925
  10. #120513
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42fbb
  2. #bc44c2
  3. #c359c9
  4. #cb6dcf
  5. #d282d6
  6. #da97dd
  7. #e1ace4
  8. #e9c1eb
  9. #f0d5f1
  10. #f8eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42fbb
  2. #af37b5
  3. #aa3faf
  4. #a447a9
  5. #9f4fa3
  6. #9a589e
  7. #956098
  8. #906892
  9. #8a708c
  10. #857886
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f73b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84873 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7653bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b73f95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42fbb {
  color: #b42fbb;
}
Background
.bg-b42fbb {
  background-color: #b42fbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42fbb {
  border: 2px solid #b42fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 47 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42fbb, #bb2f7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 47 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.75 #4bd044 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b42fbb  rgb(180, 47, 187)  hsl(297, 60%, 46%)  Purpureus
#36bb2f  rgb(54, 187, 47)  hsl(117, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#bbb42f  rgb(187, 180, 47)  hsl(57, 60%, 46%)  Brass
#2fbbb4  rgb(47, 187, 180)  hsl(177, 60%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue