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#923AAA

#923aaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#923aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 22.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.12% cyan, 65.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 287.14°, with 49.12% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.1204

Complementary

  1. #923aaa
  2. #52aa3a

Split complementary

  1. #923aaa
  2. #8aaa3a
  3. #3aaa5a

Analogous

  1. #5a3aaa
  2. #923aaa
  3. #aa3a8a

Triadic

  1. #923aaa
  2. #aa923a
  3. #3aaa92

Tetradic

  1. #923aaa
  2. #aa3a52
  3. #52aa3a
  4. #3aaa92

Square

  1. #923aaa
  2. #aa5a3a
  3. #52aa3a
  4. #3a8aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #301338
  2. #612771
  3. #923aaa
  4. #b566cb
  5. #d19fde

Shades

#923aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #923aaa
  2. #833499
  3. #752e88
  4. #662977
  5. #582366
  6. #491d55
  7. #3a1744
  8. #2c1133
  9. #1d0c22
  10. #0f0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#923aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #923aaa
  2. #9d4eb3
  3. #a861bb
  4. #b375c4
  5. #be89cc
  6. #c99dd5
  7. #d3b0dd
  8. #dec4e6
  9. #e9d8ee
  10. #f4ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#923aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #923aaa
  2. #9041a6
  3. #8e48a2
  4. #8d4f9d
  5. #8b5699
  6. #895d95
  7. #876491
  8. #856b8d
  9. #847288
  10. #827984
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #125cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f64a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #924e6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6150ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a56a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92478a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-923aaa {
  color: #923aaa;
}
Background
.bg-923aaa {
  background-color: #923aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-923aaa {
  border: 2px solid #923aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #923aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 58 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 49% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-923aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #923aaa, #aa3a8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-923aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 58 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.31 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.72 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.19 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.25 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.48 #6dc555 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#923aaa  rgb(146, 58, 170)  hsl(287, 49%, 45%)  Purpureus
#52aa3a  rgb(82, 170, 58)  hsl(107, 49%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#aa923a  rgb(170, 146, 58)  hsl(47, 49%, 45%)  Brass
#3aaa92  rgb(58, 170, 146)  hsl(167, 49%, 45%)  Persian Green