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#B53ABD

#b53abd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b53abd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 22.75% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.23% cyan, 69.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 296.34°, with 53.04% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.1652

Complementary

  1. #b53abd
  2. #42bd3a

Split complementary

  1. #b53abd
  2. #83bd3a
  3. #3abd74

Analogous

  1. #743abd
  2. #b53abd
  3. #bd3a83

Triadic

  1. #b53abd
  2. #bdb53a
  3. #3abdb5

Tetradic

  1. #b53abd
  2. #bd3a42
  3. #42bd3a
  4. #3abdb5

Square

  1. #b53abd
  2. #bd743a
  3. #42bd3a
  4. #3a83bd

Monochromatic

  1. #451648
  2. #7d2882
  3. #b53abd
  4. #cd70d3
  5. #e2abe5

Shades

#b53abd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b53abd
  2. #a334aa
  3. #912e97
  4. #7f2984
  5. #6d2371
  6. #5b1d5f
  7. #48174c
  8. #361139
  9. #240c26
  10. #120613
  11. #000000

Tints

#b53abd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b53abd
  2. #bc4ec4
  3. #c461ca
  4. #cb75d1
  5. #d389d7
  6. #da9dde
  7. #e1b0e5
  8. #e9c4eb
  9. #f0d8f2
  10. #f8ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b53abd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b53abd
  2. #b041b7
  3. #aa48b1
  4. #a54fab
  5. #a056a5
  6. #9b5d9f
  7. #956498
  8. #906b92
  9. #8b728c
  10. #857986
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #916095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b67c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5576ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b94f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7959bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8664bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74798 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b53abd {
  color: #b53abd;
}
Background
.bg-b53abd {
  background-color: #b53abd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b53abd {
  border: 2px solid #b53abd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b53abd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 58 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b53abd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b53abd, #bd3a83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b53abd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 58 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.57 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.58 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.15 #4ac542 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b53abd  rgb(181, 58, 189)  hsl(296, 53%, 48%)  Purpureus
#42bd3a  rgb(66, 189, 58)  hsl(116, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#bdb53a  rgb(189, 181, 58)  hsl(56, 53%, 48%)  Vegas Gold
#3abdb5  rgb(58, 189, 181)  hsl(176, 53%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue