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#B83EA2

#b83ea2 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b83ea2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 24.31% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.3% magenta, 11.96% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 310.82°, with 49.59% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.13.

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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #b83ea2
  2. #3eb854

Split complementary

  1. #b83ea2
  2. #65b83e
  3. #3eb891

Analogous

  1. #913eb8
  2. #b83ea2
  3. #b83e65

Triadic

  1. #b83ea2
  2. #a2b83e
  3. #3ea2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b83ea2
  2. #b8543e
  3. #3eb854
  4. #3ea2b8

Square

  1. #b83ea2
  2. #b8913e
  3. #3eb854
  4. #3e65b8

Monochromatic

  1. #46173d
  2. #7f2b70
  3. #b83ea2
  4. #d073bf
  5. #e3acd9

Shades

#b83ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b83ea2
  2. #a63892
  3. #933282
  4. #812b71
  5. #6e2561
  6. #5c1f51
  7. #4a1941
  8. #371331
  9. #250c20
  10. #120610
  11. #000000

Tints

#b83ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b83ea2
  2. #bf51ab
  3. #c665b5
  4. #cd78be
  5. #d48bc7
  6. #dc9fd1
  7. #e3b2da
  8. #eac5e3
  9. #f1d8ec
  10. #f8ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b83ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b83ea2
  2. #b2459f
  3. #ad4b9b
  4. #a75298
  5. #a25894
  6. #9c5f91
  7. #96668e
  8. #916c8a
  9. #8b7387
  10. #867983
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #926087 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f64a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67779f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1466a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8257a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f65a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b83ea2 {
  color: #b83ea2;
}
Background
.bg-b83ea2 {
  background-color: #b83ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b83ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #b83ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b83ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 62 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 50% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b83ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b83ea2, #b83e65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b83ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 62 162 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.13 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.25 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.93 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.46 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.73 #47c15d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b83ea2  rgb(184, 62, 162)  hsl(311, 50%, 48%)  Purpureus
#3eb854  rgb(62, 184, 84)  hsl(131, 50%, 48%)  Mantis
#a2b83e  rgb(162, 184, 62)  hsl(71, 50%, 48%)  Apple Green
#3ea2b8  rgb(62, 162, 184)  hsl(191, 50%, 48%)  Bondi Blue