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#B73DBD

#b73dbd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b73dbd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 23.92% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.17% cyan, 67.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 297.19°, with 51.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #b73dbd
  2. #43bd3d

Split complementary

  1. #b73dbd
  2. #83bd3d
  3. #3dbd77

Analogous

  1. #773dbd
  2. #b73dbd
  3. #bd3d83

Triadic

  1. #b73dbd
  2. #bdb73d
  3. #3dbdb7

Tetradic

  1. #b73dbd
  2. #bd3d43
  3. #43bd3d
  4. #3dbdb7

Square

  1. #b73dbd
  2. #bd773d
  3. #43bd3d
  4. #3d83bd

Monochromatic

  1. #471849
  2. #7f2a83
  3. #b73dbd
  4. #ce74d2
  5. #e2aee5

Shades

#b73dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b73dbd
  2. #a537aa
  3. #923197
  4. #802b84
  5. #6e2571
  6. #5c1f5f
  7. #49184c
  8. #371239
  9. #250c26
  10. #120613
  11. #000000

Tints

#b73dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b73dbd
  2. #be50c4
  3. #c564ca
  4. #cd77d1
  5. #d48bd7
  6. #db9ede
  7. #e2b1e5
  8. #e9c5eb
  9. #f1d8f2
  10. #f8ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b73dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b73dbd
  2. #b244b7
  3. #ac4ab1
  4. #a751ab
  5. #a158a5
  6. #9c5f9f
  7. #966598
  8. #916c92
  9. #8b738c
  10. #867986
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2369c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5878ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8966bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b73dbd {
  color: #b73dbd;
}
Background
.bg-b73dbd {
  background-color: #b73dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b73dbd {
  border: 2px solid #b73dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b73dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 61 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 51% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b73dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b73dbd, #bd3d83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b73dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 61 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.32 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.33 #48c242 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b73dbd  rgb(183, 61, 189)  hsl(297, 51%, 49%)  Purpureus
#43bd3d  rgb(67, 189, 61)  hsl(117, 51%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#bdb73d  rgb(189, 183, 61)  hsl(57, 51%, 49%)  Vegas Gold
#3dbdb7  rgb(61, 189, 183)  hsl(177, 51%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue