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#B02CAA

#b02caa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b02caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 17.25% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 3.41% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 302.73°, with 60% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.32.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1393

Complementary

  1. #b02caa
  2. #2cb032

Split complementary

  1. #b02caa
  2. #68b02c
  3. #2cb074

Analogous

  1. #742cb0
  2. #b02caa
  3. #b02c68

Triadic

  1. #b02caa
  2. #aab02c
  3. #2caab0

Tetradic

  1. #b02caa
  2. #b0322c
  3. #2cb032
  4. #2caab0

Square

  1. #b02caa
  2. #b0742c
  3. #2cb032
  4. #2c68b0

Monochromatic

  1. #360d34
  2. #731d6f
  3. #b02caa
  4. #d454ce
  5. #e491e0

Shades

#b02caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b02caa
  2. #9e2899
  3. #8d2388
  4. #7b1f77
  5. #6a1a66
  6. #581655
  7. #461244
  8. #350d33
  9. #230922
  10. #120411
  11. #000000

Tints

#b02caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b02caa
  2. #b841b3
  3. #c056bb
  4. #c86bc4
  5. #d080cc
  6. #d896d5
  7. #dfabdd
  8. #e7c0e6
  9. #efd5ee
  10. #f7eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b02caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b02caa
  2. #ab34a6
  3. #a63da2
  4. #a2459d
  5. #9d4e99
  6. #985695
  7. #935e91
  8. #8e678d
  9. #8a6f88
  10. #857884
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a5dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b73e69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835ba8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b43888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b02caa {
  color: #b02caa;
}
Background
.bg-b02caa {
  background-color: #b02caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b02caa {
  border: 2px solid #b02caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b02caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 44 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b02caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b02caa, #b02c68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b02caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 44 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.91 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.75 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.35 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.56 #4fd355 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b02caa  rgb(176, 44, 170)  hsl(303, 60%, 43%)  Purpureus
#2cb032  rgb(44, 176, 50)  hsl(123, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#aab02c  rgb(170, 176, 44)  hsl(63, 60%, 43%)  Brass
#2caab0  rgb(44, 170, 176)  hsl(183, 60%, 43%)  Verdigris