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#B430BC

#b430bc ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b430bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 18.82% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.26% cyan, 74.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 296.57°, with 59.32% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.1545

Complementary

  1. #b430bc
  2. #38bc30

Split complementary

  1. #b430bc
  2. #7ebc30
  3. #30bc6e

Analogous

  1. #6e30bc
  2. #b430bc
  3. #bc307e

Triadic

  1. #b430bc
  2. #bcb430
  3. #30bcb4

Tetradic

  1. #b430bc
  2. #bc3038
  3. #38bc30
  4. #30bcb4

Square

  1. #b430bc
  2. #bc6e30
  3. #38bc30
  4. #307ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1142
  2. #7a207f
  3. #b430bc
  4. #d062d7
  5. #e29fe6

Shades

#b430bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b430bc
  2. #a22ba9
  3. #902696
  4. #7e2284
  5. #6c1d71
  6. #5a185e
  7. #48134b
  8. #360e38
  9. #240a26
  10. #120513
  11. #000000

Tints

#b430bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b430bc
  2. #bc45c3
  3. #c359c9
  4. #cb6ed0
  5. #d283d7
  6. #da98de
  7. #e1ace4
  8. #e9c1eb
  9. #f0d6f2
  10. #f8eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b430bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b430bc
  2. #af38b6
  3. #aa40b0
  4. #a448aa
  5. #9f50a4
  6. #9a589e
  7. #956098
  8. #906892
  9. #8a708c
  10. #857886
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f73b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b84974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7653be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b430bc {
  color: #b430bc;
}
Background
.bg-b430bc {
  background-color: #b430bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b430bc {
  border: 2px solid #b430bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b430bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 48 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b430bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b430bc, #bc307e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b430bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 48 188 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.04 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.65 #4bcf43 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b430bc  rgb(180, 48, 188)  hsl(297, 59%, 46%)  Purpureus
#38bc30  rgb(56, 188, 48)  hsl(117, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#bcb430  rgb(188, 180, 48)  hsl(57, 59%, 46%)  Old Gold
#30bcb4  rgb(48, 188, 180)  hsl(177, 59%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue