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#B949A9

#b949a9 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b949a9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 28.63% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.54% magenta, 8.65% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 308.57°, with 44.44% saturation and 50.59% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.8.

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Relative luminance0.1794

Complementary

  1. #b949a9
  2. #49b959

Split complementary

  1. #b949a9
  2. #71b949
  3. #49b991

Analogous

  1. #9149b9
  2. #b949a9
  3. #b94971

Triadic

  1. #b949a9
  2. #a9b949
  3. #49a9b9

Tetradic

  1. #b949a9
  2. #b95949
  3. #49b959
  4. #49a9b9

Square

  1. #b949a9
  2. #b99149
  3. #49b959
  4. #4971b9

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1d45
  2. #833278
  3. #b949a9
  4. #ce80c3
  5. #e4b8dd

Shades

#b949a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b949a9
  2. #a74298
  3. #943a87
  4. #823376
  5. #6f2c65
  6. #5d2555
  7. #4a1d44
  8. #381633
  9. #250f22
  10. #130711
  11. #000000

Tints

#b949a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b949a9
  2. #c05bb2
  3. #c76dba
  4. #ce80c3
  5. #d592cb
  6. #dca4d4
  7. #e3b6dd
  8. #eac8e5
  9. #f1dbee
  10. #f8edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b949a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b949a9
  2. #b34fa5
  3. #ae54a1
  4. #a85a9d
  5. #a25f99
  6. #9d6595
  7. #976a90
  8. #91708c
  9. #8b7588
  10. #867b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95678d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476bac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7ba6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c15172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #845fab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #916ba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be4e8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b949a9 {
  color: #b949a9;
}
Background
.bg-b949a9 {
  background-color: #b949a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b949a9 {
  border: 2px solid #b949a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b949a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 73 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 44% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b949a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b949a9, #b94971);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b949a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 73 169 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.85 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.91 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.05 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.81 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.77 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 11.56 #46b656 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b949a9  rgb(185, 73, 169)  hsl(309, 44%, 51%)  Purpureus
#49b959  rgb(73, 185, 89)  hsl(129, 44%, 51%)  Mantis
#a9b949  rgb(169, 185, 73)  hsl(69, 44%, 51%)  Apple Green
#49a9b9  rgb(73, 169, 185)  hsl(189, 44%, 51%)  Cadet Blue