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#945AAA

#945aaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#945aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.94% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 283.5°, with 32% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1651

Complementary

  1. #945aaa
  2. #70aa5a

Split complementary

  1. #945aaa
  2. #98aa5a
  3. #5aaa6c

Analogous

  1. #6c5aaa
  2. #945aaa
  3. #aa5a98

Triadic

  1. #945aaa
  2. #aa945a
  3. #5aaa94

Tetradic

  1. #945aaa
  2. #aa5a70
  3. #70aa5a
  4. #5aaa94

Square

  1. #945aaa
  2. #aa6c5a
  3. #70aa5a
  4. #5a98aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2447
  2. #693e79
  3. #945aaa
  4. #b58cc4
  5. #d5bfde

Shades

#945aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #945aaa
  2. #855199
  3. #764888
  4. #683f77
  5. #593666
  6. #4a2d55
  7. #3b2444
  8. #2c1b33
  9. #1e1222
  10. #0f0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#945aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #945aaa
  2. #9f6bb3
  3. #a97bbb
  4. #b48cc4
  5. #bf9ccc
  6. #caadd5
  7. #d4bddd
  8. #dfcee6
  9. #eadeee
  10. #f4eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#945aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #945aaa
  2. #925ea6
  3. #9062a2
  4. #8e659d
  5. #8c6999
  6. #8a6d95
  7. #887191
  8. #86758d
  9. #847888
  10. #827c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80698b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b73a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93657a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7066ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #936190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-945aaa {
  color: #945aaa;
}
Background
.bg-945aaa {
  background-color: #945aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-945aaa {
  border: 2px solid #945aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #945aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-945aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #945aaa, #aa5a98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-945aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.97 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.14 #6ba555 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#945aaa  rgb(148, 90, 170)  hsl(284, 32%, 51%)  Purpureus
#70aa5a  rgb(112, 170, 90)  hsl(104, 32%, 51%)  Asparagus
#aa945a  rgb(170, 148, 90)  hsl(44, 32%, 51%)  Camel
#5aaa94  rgb(90, 170, 148)  hsl(164, 32%, 51%)  Jungle Green