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#883EA4

#883ea4 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#883ea4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 24.31% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.07% cyan, 62.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 283.53°, with 45.13% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1136

Complementary

  1. #883ea4
  2. #5aa43e

Split complementary

  1. #883ea4
  2. #8da43e
  3. #3ea455

Analogous

  1. #553ea4
  2. #883ea4
  3. #a43e8d

Triadic

  1. #883ea4
  2. #a4883e
  3. #3ea488

Tetradic

  1. #883ea4
  2. #a43e5a
  3. #5aa43e
  4. #3ea488

Square

  1. #883ea4
  2. #a4553e
  3. #5aa43e
  4. #3e8da4

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1435
  2. #5a296c
  3. #883ea4
  4. #ac68c6
  5. #cba0db

Shades

#883ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #883ea4
  2. #7a3894
  3. #6d3283
  4. #5f2b73
  5. #522562
  6. #441f52
  7. #361942
  8. #291331
  9. #1b0c21
  10. #0e0610
  11. #000000

Tints

#883ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #883ea4
  2. #9451ad
  3. #a065b6
  4. #ac78bf
  5. #b88bc8
  6. #c49fd2
  7. #cfb2db
  8. #dbc5e4
  9. #e7d8ed
  10. #f3ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#883ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #883ea4
  2. #8745a0
  3. #864b9d
  4. #865299
  5. #855896
  6. #845f92
  7. #83668e
  8. #826c8b
  9. #827387
  10. #817984
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #715380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d5aa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d61a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86506b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b50a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6455a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #874986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-883ea4 {
  color: #883ea4;
}
Background
.bg-883ea4 {
  background-color: #883ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-883ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #883ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #883ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 62 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 45% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-883ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #883ea4, #a43e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-883ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 62 164 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.67 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.32 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.67 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.91 #77c15b Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Purpureus
#883ea4  rgb(136, 62, 164)  hsl(284, 45%, 44%)  Purpureus
#5aa43e  rgb(90, 164, 62)  hsl(104, 45%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#a4883e  rgb(164, 136, 62)  hsl(44, 45%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3ea488  rgb(62, 164, 136)  hsl(164, 45%, 44%)  Jungle Green