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#8F549E

#8f549e ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8f549e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 32.94% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.49% cyan, 46.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 287.84°, with 30.58% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1465

Complementary

  1. #8f549e
  2. #639e54

Split complementary

  1. #8f549e
  2. #889e54
  3. #549e6a

Analogous

  1. #6a549e
  2. #8f549e
  3. #9e5488

Triadic

  1. #8f549e
  2. #9e8f54
  3. #549e8f

Tetradic

  1. #8f549e
  2. #9e5463
  3. #639e54
  4. #549e8f

Square

  1. #8f549e
  2. #9e6a54
  3. #639e54
  4. #54889e

Monochromatic

  1. #351f3a
  2. #62396c
  3. #8f549e
  4. #b182bd
  5. #d0b4d7

Shades

#8f549e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f549e
  2. #814c8e
  3. #72437e
  4. #643b6f
  5. #56325f
  6. #482a4f
  7. #39223f
  8. #2b192f
  9. #1d1120
  10. #0e0810
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f549e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f549e
  2. #9a65a8
  3. #a576b1
  4. #b187bb
  5. #bc98c5
  6. #c7aacf
  7. #d2bbd8
  8. #ddcce2
  9. #e9ddec
  10. #f4eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f549e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f549e
  2. #8e589b
  3. #8c5d98
  4. #8b6195
  5. #896692
  6. #886a8f
  7. #866e8c
  8. #857389
  9. #837786
  10. #827c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b6282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4867a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #596d9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #905e71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c60a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #72649d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f5a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f549e {
  color: #8f549e;
}
Background
.bg-8f549e {
  background-color: #8f549e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8f549e {
  border: 2px solid #8f549e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f549e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 84 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 31% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f549e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f549e, #9e5488);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f549e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 84 158 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.74 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.22 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.80 #70ab61 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Purpureus
#8f549e  rgb(143, 84, 158)  hsl(288, 31%, 47%)  Purpureus
#639e54  rgb(99, 158, 84)  hsl(108, 31%, 47%)  Asparagus
#9e8f54  rgb(158, 143, 84)  hsl(48, 31%, 47%)  Brass
#549e8f  rgb(84, 158, 143)  hsl(168, 31%, 47%)  Persian Green