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#B520AA

#b520aa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b520aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 12.55% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.32% magenta, 6.08% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 304.43°, with 69.95% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.44.

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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #b520aa
  2. #20b52b

Split complementary

  1. #b520aa
  2. #5fb520
  3. #20b575

Analogous

  1. #7520b5
  2. #b520aa
  3. #b5205f

Triadic

  1. #b520aa
  2. #aab520
  3. #20aab5

Tetradic

  1. #b520aa
  2. #b52b20
  3. #20b52b
  4. #20aab5

Square

  1. #b520aa
  2. #b57520
  3. #20b52b
  4. #205fb5

Monochromatic

  1. #330930
  2. #74156d
  3. #b520aa
  4. #de44d2
  5. #e985e2

Shades

#b520aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b520aa
  2. #a31d99
  3. #911a88
  4. #7f1677
  5. #6d1366
  6. #5b1055
  7. #480d44
  8. #360a33
  9. #240622
  10. #120311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b520aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b520aa
  2. #bc36b3
  3. #c44dbb
  4. #cb63c4
  5. #d379cc
  6. #da90d5
  7. #e1a6dd
  8. #e9bce6
  9. #f0d2ee
  10. #f8e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b520aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b520aa
  2. #b02aa6
  3. #aa33a2
  4. #a53d9d
  5. #a04699
  6. #9b5095
  7. #955a91
  8. #90638d
  9. #8b6d88
  10. #857684
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b5bad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd3667 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #784aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8659a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba2e87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b520aa {
  color: #b520aa;
}
Background
.bg-b520aa {
  background-color: #b520aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b520aa {
  border: 2px solid #b520aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b520aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 32 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 70% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b520aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b520aa, #b5205f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b520aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 32 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.42 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.89 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.41 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.42 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 10.67 #4adf55 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b520aa  rgb(181, 32, 170)  hsl(304, 70%, 42%)  Purpureus
#20b52b  rgb(32, 181, 43)  hsl(124, 70%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#aab520  rgb(170, 181, 32)  hsl(64, 70%, 42%)  Apple Green
#20aab5  rgb(32, 170, 181)  hsl(184, 70%, 42%)  Verdigris