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#B53EAE

#b53eae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b53eae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 24.31% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.75% magenta, 3.87% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 303.53°, with 48.97% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #b53eae
  2. #3eb545

Split complementary

  1. #b53eae
  2. #73b53e
  3. #3eb581

Analogous

  1. #813eb5
  2. #b53eae
  3. #b53e73

Triadic

  1. #b53eae
  2. #aeb53e
  3. #3eaeb5

Tetradic

  1. #b53eae
  2. #b5453e
  3. #3eb545
  4. #3eaeb5

Square

  1. #b53eae
  2. #b5813e
  3. #3eb545
  4. #3e73b5

Monochromatic

  1. #431740
  2. #7c2a77
  3. #b53eae
  4. #ce71c9
  5. #e2aadf

Shades

#b53eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b53eae
  2. #a3389d
  3. #91328b
  4. #7f2b7a
  5. #6d2568
  6. #5b1f57
  7. #481946
  8. #361334
  9. #240c23
  10. #120611
  11. #000000

Tints

#b53eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b53eae
  2. #bc51b6
  3. #c465be
  4. #cb78c6
  5. #d38bce
  6. #da9fd7
  7. #e1b2df
  8. #e9c5e7
  9. #f0d8ef
  10. #f8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b53eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b53eae
  2. #b045a9
  3. #aa4ba5
  4. #a552a0
  5. #a0589c
  6. #9b5f97
  7. #956692
  8. #906c8e
  9. #8b7389
  10. #857985
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91608d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3466b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f76ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4b71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d59b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a64ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9468d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b53eae {
  color: #b53eae;
}
Background
.bg-b53eae {
  background-color: #b53eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b53eae {
  border: 2px solid #b53eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b53eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 62 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 49% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b53eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b53eae, #b53e73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b53eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 62 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.17 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.35 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.46 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.26 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.63 #4ac151 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b53eae  rgb(181, 62, 174)  hsl(304, 49%, 48%)  Purpureus
#3eb545  rgb(62, 181, 69)  hsl(124, 49%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#aeb53e  rgb(174, 181, 62)  hsl(64, 49%, 48%)  Dark Khaki
#3eaeb5  rgb(62, 174, 181)  hsl(184, 49%, 48%)  Verdigris