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#B60AAA

#b60aaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b60aaa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 3.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.51% magenta, 6.59% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 304.19°, with 89.58% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 8.42.

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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #b60aaa
  2. #0ab616

Split complementary

  1. #b60aaa
  2. #54b60a
  3. #0ab66c

Analogous

  1. #6c0ab6
  2. #b60aaa
  3. #b60a54

Triadic

  1. #b60aaa
  2. #aab60a
  3. #0aaab6

Tetradic

  1. #b60aaa
  2. #b6160a
  3. #0ab616
  4. #0aaab6

Square

  1. #b60aaa
  2. #b66c0a
  3. #0ab616
  4. #0a54b6

Monochromatic

  1. #250223
  2. #6d0666
  3. #b60aaa
  4. #f21ae3
  5. #f663ec

Shades

#b60aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60aaa
  2. #a40999
  3. #920888
  4. #7f0777
  5. #6d0666
  6. #5b0555
  7. #490444
  8. #370333
  9. #240222
  10. #120111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60aaa
  2. #bd23b3
  3. #c53bbb
  4. #cc54c4
  5. #d36ccc
  6. #db85d5
  7. #e29ddd
  8. #e9b6e6
  9. #f0ceee
  10. #f8e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60aaa
  2. #b116a6
  3. #ab22a2
  4. #a62d9d
  5. #a03999
  6. #9b4595
  7. #965191
  8. #905d8d
  9. #8b6888
  10. #857484
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be2c64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7645ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8656a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb2386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60aaa {
  color: #b60aaa;
}
Background
.bg-b60aaa {
  background-color: #b60aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60aaa {
  border: 2px solid #b60aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 10 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60aaa, #b60a54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 10 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.49 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.16 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.97 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.98 #49f555 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b60aaa  rgb(182, 10, 170)  hsl(304, 90%, 38%)  Purpureus
#0ab616  rgb(10, 182, 22)  hsl(124, 90%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#aab60a  rgb(170, 182, 10)  hsl(64, 90%, 38%)  Apple Green
#0aaab6  rgb(10, 170, 182)  hsl(184, 90%, 38%)  Verdigris