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#87409E

#87409e ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87409e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 25.1% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.56% cyan, 59.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 285.32°, with 42.34% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1129

Complementary

  1. #87409e
  2. #579e40

Split complementary

  1. #87409e
  2. #869e40
  3. #409e58

Analogous

  1. #58409e
  2. #87409e
  3. #9e4086

Triadic

  1. #87409e
  2. #9e8740
  3. #409e87

Tetradic

  1. #87409e
  2. #9e4057
  3. #579e40
  4. #409e87

Square

  1. #87409e
  2. #9e5840
  3. #579e40
  4. #40869e

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1431
  2. #582a68
  3. #87409e
  4. #ac68c2
  5. #ca9fd8

Shades

#87409e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87409e
  2. #7a3a8e
  3. #6c337e
  4. #5f2d6f
  5. #51265f
  6. #44204f
  7. #361a3f
  8. #29132f
  9. #1b0d20
  10. #0e0610
  11. #000000

Tints

#87409e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87409e
  2. #9353a8
  3. #9f66b1
  4. #ab79bb
  5. #b78cc5
  6. #c3a0cf
  7. #cfb3d8
  8. #dbc6e2
  9. #e7d9ec
  10. #f3ecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87409e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87409e
  2. #86469b
  3. #864d98
  4. #855395
  5. #845a92
  6. #84608f
  7. #83668c
  8. #826d89
  9. #817386
  10. #817a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71547d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #285aa1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #42619c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #864f69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d51a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65559d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #874a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87409e {
  color: #87409e;
}
Background
.bg-87409e {
  background-color: #87409e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-87409e {
  border: 2px solid #87409e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87409e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 64 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 42% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87409e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87409e, #9e4086);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87409e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 64 158 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.63 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.11 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.81 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.97 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.59 #78bf61 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#87409e  rgb(135, 64, 158)  hsl(285, 42%, 44%)  Purpureus
#579e40  rgb(87, 158, 64)  hsl(105, 42%, 44%)  Olive Drab
#9e8740  rgb(158, 135, 64)  hsl(45, 42%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#409e87  rgb(64, 158, 135)  hsl(165, 42%, 44%)  Persian Green