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#905DAE

#905dae ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#905dae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.47% red, 36.47% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.24% cyan, 46.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 277.78°, with 33.33% saturation and 52.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1681

Complementary

  1. #905dae
  2. #7bae5d

Split complementary

  1. #905dae
  2. #a3ae5d
  3. #5dae67

Analogous

  1. #675dae
  2. #905dae
  3. #ae5da3

Triadic

  1. #905dae
  2. #ae905d
  3. #5dae90

Tetradic

  1. #905dae
  2. #ae5d7b
  3. #7bae5d
  4. #5dae90

Square

  1. #905dae
  2. #ae675d
  3. #7bae5d
  4. #5da3ae

Monochromatic

  1. #3e264c
  2. #673f7f
  3. #905dae
  4. #b390c7
  5. #d6c3e1

Shades

#905dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #905dae
  2. #82549d
  3. #734a8b
  4. #65417a
  5. #563868
  6. #482f57
  7. #3a2546
  8. #2b1c34
  9. #1d1323
  10. #0e0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#905dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #905dae
  2. #9b6db6
  3. #a67dbe
  4. #b18ec6
  5. #bc9ece
  6. #c8aed7
  7. #d3bedf
  8. #decee7
  9. #e9dfef
  10. #f4eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#905dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #905dae
  2. #8e61a9
  3. #8d64a5
  4. #8b68a0
  5. #8a6b9c
  6. #886f97
  7. #867292
  8. #85768e
  9. #837989
  10. #827d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f6a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5973ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d697d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d68b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736bad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e6593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-905dae {
  color: #905dae;
}
Background
.bg-905dae {
  background-color: #905dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-905dae {
  border: 2px solid #905dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #905dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 144 93 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 33% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-905dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #905dae, #ae5da3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-905dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(144 93 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.38 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.97 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.37 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.16 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.73 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.08 #6fa251 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#905dae  rgb(144, 93, 174)  hsl(278, 33%, 52%)  Purpureus
#7bae5d  rgb(123, 174, 93)  hsl(98, 33%, 52%)  Asparagus
#ae905d  rgb(174, 144, 93)  hsl(38, 33%, 52%)  Camel
#5dae90  rgb(93, 174, 144)  hsl(158, 33%, 52%)  Mint