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#C516BE

#c516be ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c516be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 8.63% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.83% magenta, 3.55% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 302.4°, with 79.91% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 8.36.

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Relative luminance0.1616

Complementary

  1. #c516be
  2. #16c51d

Split complementary

  1. #c516be
  2. #66c516
  3. #16c574

Analogous

  1. #7416c5
  2. #c516be
  3. #c51666

Triadic

  1. #c516be
  2. #bec516
  3. #16bec5

Tetradic

  1. #c516be
  2. #c51d16
  3. #16c51d
  4. #16bec5

Square

  1. #c516be
  2. #c57416
  3. #16c51d
  4. #1666c5

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0739
  2. #800e7c
  3. #c516be
  4. #e93ee3
  5. #f183ed

Shades

#c516be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c516be
  2. #b114ab
  3. #9e1298
  4. #8a0f85
  5. #760d72
  6. #630b5f
  7. #4f094c
  8. #3b0739
  9. #270426
  10. #140213
  11. #000000

Tints

#c516be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c516be
  2. #cb2dc5
  3. #d145cb
  4. #d65cd2
  5. #dc73d8
  6. #e28bdf
  7. #e8a2e5
  8. #eeb9ec
  9. #f3d0f2
  10. #f9e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c516be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c516be
  2. #be21b8
  3. #b72bb2
  4. #b036ab
  5. #a940a5
  6. #a34b9f
  7. #9c5699
  8. #956093
  9. #8e6b8c
  10. #877586
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5778ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3871 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #804ec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c516be {
  color: #c516be;
}
Background
.bg-c516be {
  background-color: #c516be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c516be {
  border: 2px solid #c516be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c516be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 22 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 80% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c516be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c516be, #c51666);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c516be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 22 190 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.19 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.42 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.99 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.51 #3ae941 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c516be  rgb(197, 22, 190)  hsl(302, 80%, 43%)  Purpureus
#16c51d  rgb(22, 197, 29)  hsl(122, 80%, 43%)  Lime Green
#bec516  rgb(190, 197, 22)  hsl(62, 80%, 43%)  Pear
#16bec5  rgb(22, 190, 197)  hsl(182, 80%, 43%)  Dark Turquoise