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#B537BF

#b537bf ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b537bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 21.57% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.24% cyan, 71.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 295.59°, with 55.28% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.62.

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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #b537bf
  2. #41bf37

Split complementary

  1. #b537bf
  2. #85bf37
  3. #37bf71

Analogous

  1. #7137bf
  2. #b537bf
  3. #bf3785

Triadic

  1. #b537bf
  2. #bfb537
  3. #37bfb5

Tetradic

  1. #b537bf
  2. #bf3741
  3. #41bf37
  4. #37bfb5

Square

  1. #b537bf
  2. #bf7137
  3. #41bf37
  4. #3785bf

Monochromatic

  1. #441548
  2. #7d2684
  3. #b537bf
  4. #cd6dd5
  5. #e2a9e6

Shades

#b537bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b537bf
  2. #a332ac
  3. #912c99
  4. #7f2786
  5. #6d2173
  6. #5b1c60
  7. #48164c
  8. #361139
  9. #240b26
  10. #120613
  11. #000000

Tints

#b537bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b537bf
  2. #bc4bc5
  3. #c45fcc
  4. #cb73d2
  5. #d387d9
  6. #da9bdf
  7. #e1afe5
  8. #e9c3ec
  9. #f0d7f2
  10. #f8ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b537bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b537bf
  2. #b03eb9
  3. #aa46b2
  4. #a54dac
  5. #a054a6
  6. #9b5ca0
  7. #956399
  8. #906a93
  9. #8b718d
  10. #857986
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915f96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c67c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5276bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94e78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7857c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8562bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b537bf {
  color: #b537bf;
}
Background
.bg-b537bf {
  background-color: #b537bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b537bf {
  border: 2px solid #b537bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b537bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 55 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b537bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b537bf, #bf3785);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b537bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 55 191 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.75 #4ac840 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b537bf  rgb(181, 55, 191)  hsl(296, 55%, 48%)  Purpureus
#41bf37  rgb(65, 191, 55)  hsl(116, 55%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#bfb537  rgb(191, 181, 55)  hsl(56, 55%, 48%)  Old Gold
#37bfb5  rgb(55, 191, 181)  hsl(176, 55%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue