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#C90BBB

#c90bbb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c90bbb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 4.31% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.53% magenta, 6.97% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 304.42°, with 89.62% saturation and 41.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 8.94.

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Relative luminance0.1624

Complementary

  1. #c90bbb
  2. #0bc919

Split complementary

  1. #c90bbb
  2. #5cc90b
  3. #0bc978

Analogous

  1. #780bc9
  2. #c90bbb
  3. #c90b5c

Triadic

  1. #c90bbb
  2. #bbc90b
  3. #0bbbc9

Tetradic

  1. #c90bbb
  2. #c9190b
  3. #0bc919
  4. #0bbbc9

Square

  1. #c90bbb
  2. #c9780b
  3. #0bc919
  4. #0b5cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #380334
  2. #800778
  3. #c90bbb
  4. #f42de5
  5. #f776ee

Shades

#c90bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c90bbb
  2. #b50aa8
  3. #a10996
  4. #8d0883
  5. #790770
  6. #65065e
  7. #50044b
  8. #3c0338
  9. #280225
  10. #140113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c90bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c90bbb
  2. #ce23c2
  3. #d43cc9
  4. #d954cf
  5. #df6dd6
  6. #e485dd
  7. #e99de4
  8. #efb6eb
  9. #f4cef1
  10. #fae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c90bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c90bbb
  2. #c217b5
  3. #ba22af
  4. #b32ea9
  5. #ac3aa3
  6. #a5469e
  7. #9d5198
  8. #965d92
  9. #8f698c
  10. #877486
  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 #9c5994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b78b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2316e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834cbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce2693 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c90bbb {
  color: #c90bbb;
}
Background
.bg-c90bbb {
  background-color: #c90bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c90bbb {
  border: 2px solid #c90bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c90bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 11 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c90bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c90bbb, #c90b5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c90bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 11 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.41 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.86 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.71 #36f444 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c90bbb  rgb(201, 11, 187)  hsl(304, 90%, 42%)  Purpureus
#0bc919  rgb(11, 201, 25)  hsl(124, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#bbc90b  rgb(187, 201, 11)  hsl(64, 90%, 42%)  Pear
#0bbbc9  rgb(11, 187, 201)  hsl(184, 90%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise