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#8A44A2

#8a44a2 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a44a2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 26.67% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.81% cyan, 58.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 284.68°, with 40.87% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1215

Complementary

  1. #8a44a2
  2. #5ca244

Split complementary

  1. #8a44a2
  2. #8ba244
  3. #44a25b

Analogous

  1. #5b44a2
  2. #8a44a2
  3. #a2448b

Triadic

  1. #8a44a2
  2. #a28a44
  3. #44a28a

Tetradic

  1. #8a44a2
  2. #a2445c
  3. #5ca244
  4. #44a28a

Square

  1. #8a44a2
  2. #a25b44
  3. #5ca244
  4. #448ba2

Monochromatic

  1. #2e1736
  2. #5c2d6c
  3. #8a44a2
  4. #ae70c3
  5. #cca6d9

Shades

#8a44a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a44a2
  2. #7c3d92
  3. #6e3682
  4. #613071
  5. #532961
  6. #452251
  7. #371b41
  8. #291431
  9. #1c0e20
  10. #0e0710
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a44a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a44a2
  2. #9657ab
  3. #a169b5
  4. #ad7cbe
  5. #b98fc7
  6. #c5a2d1
  7. #d0b4da
  8. #dcc7e3
  9. #e8daec
  10. #f3ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a44a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a44a2
  2. #894a9f
  3. #88509b
  4. #875698
  5. #865c94
  6. #856291
  7. #84688e
  8. #836e8a
  9. #827487
  10. #817a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5da5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4664a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89536c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6054a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6859a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #894e85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a44a2 {
  color: #8a44a2;
}
Background
.bg-8a44a2 {
  background-color: #8a44a2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a44a2 {
  border: 2px solid #8a44a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a44a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 68 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 41% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a44a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a44a2, #a2448b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a44a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 68 162 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 5.61 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.83 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.42 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.50 #75bb5d Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a44a2  rgb(138, 68, 162)  hsl(285, 41%, 45%)  Purpureus
#5ca244  rgb(92, 162, 68)  hsl(105, 41%, 45%)  Asparagus
#a28a44  rgb(162, 138, 68)  hsl(45, 41%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#44a28a  rgb(68, 162, 138)  hsl(165, 41%, 45%)  Persian Green