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#8A4AAA

#8a4aaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8a4aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 39.34% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.132

Complementary

  1. #8a4aaa
  2. #6aaa4a

Split complementary

  1. #8a4aaa
  2. #9aaa4a
  3. #4aaa5a

Analogous

  1. #5a4aaa
  2. #8a4aaa
  3. #aa4a9a

Triadic

  1. #8a4aaa
  2. #aa8a4a
  3. #4aaa8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4aaa
  2. #aa4a6a
  3. #6aaa4a
  4. #4aaa8a

Square

  1. #8a4aaa
  2. #aa5a4a
  3. #6aaa4a
  4. #4a9aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #331c3f
  2. #5f3375
  3. #8a4aaa
  4. #ad7bc6
  5. #ceb0dd

Shades

#8a4aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4aaa
  2. #7c4399
  3. #6e3b88
  4. #613477
  5. #532c66
  6. #452555
  7. #371e44
  8. #291633
  9. #1c0f22
  10. #0e0711
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4aaa
  2. #965cb3
  3. #a16ebb
  4. #ad80c4
  5. #b992cc
  6. #c5a5d5
  7. #d0b7dd
  8. #dcc9e6
  9. #e8dbee
  10. #f3edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4aaa
  2. #894fa6
  3. #8855a2
  4. #875a9d
  5. #866099
  6. #856595
  7. #846a91
  8. #83708d
  9. #827588
  10. #817b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #765c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f62ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4667a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #875a73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #615aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #685da9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88548c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4aaa {
  color: #8a4aaa;
}
Background
.bg-8a4aaa {
  background-color: #8a4aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4aaa {
  border: 2px solid #8a4aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 39% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4aaa, #aa4a9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.61 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 4.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.64 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.30 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.50 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.76 #75b555 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8a4aaa  rgb(138, 74, 170)  hsl(280, 39%, 48%)  Purpureus
#6aaa4a  rgb(106, 170, 74)  hsl(100, 39%, 48%)  Asparagus
#aa8a4a  rgb(170, 138, 74)  hsl(40, 39%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#4aaa8a  rgb(74, 170, 138)  hsl(160, 39%, 48%)  Jungle Green