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#B73BC2

#b73bc2 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b73bc2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 23.14% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.67% cyan, 69.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 295.11°, with 53.36% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #b73bc2
  2. #46c23b

Split complementary

  1. #b73bc2
  2. #8ac23b
  3. #3bc274

Analogous

  1. #743bc2
  2. #b73bc2
  3. #c23b8a

Triadic

  1. #b73bc2
  2. #c2b73b
  3. #3bc2b7

Tetradic

  1. #b73bc2
  2. #c23b46
  3. #46c23b
  4. #3bc2b7

Square

  1. #b73bc2
  2. #c2743b
  3. #46c23b
  4. #3b8ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #48174d
  2. #802987
  3. #b73bc2
  4. #cd75d5
  5. #e2afe7

Shades

#b73bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b73bc2
  2. #a535af
  3. #922f9b
  4. #802988
  5. #6e2374
  6. #5c1e61
  7. #49184e
  8. #37123a
  9. #250c27
  10. #120613
  11. #000000

Tints

#b73bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b73bc2
  2. #be4fc8
  3. #c562ce
  4. #cd76d4
  5. #d489da
  6. #db9de1
  7. #e2b1e7
  8. #e9c4ed
  9. #f1d8f3
  10. #f8ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b73bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b73bc2
  2. #b242bb
  3. #ac49b5
  4. #a750ae
  5. #a157a8
  6. #9c5ea1
  7. #96649a
  8. #916b94
  9. #8b728d
  10. #867987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1569c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5478bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb517b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a5ac4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8765c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9499c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b73bc2 {
  color: #b73bc2;
}
Background
.bg-b73bc2 {
  background-color: #b73bc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b73bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #b73bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b73bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 59 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 53% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b73bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b73bc2, #c23b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b73bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 59 194 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.15 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.92 #48c43d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b73bc2  rgb(183, 59, 194)  hsl(295, 53%, 50%)  Purpureus
#46c23b  rgb(70, 194, 59)  hsl(115, 53%, 50%)  Lime Green
#c2b73b  rgb(194, 183, 59)  hsl(55, 53%, 50%)  Old Gold
#3bc2b7  rgb(59, 194, 183)  hsl(175, 53%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue