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#946689

#946689 ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#946689 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 40% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.08% magenta, 7.43% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 314.35°, with 18.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 8.08.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #946689
  2. #669471

Split complementary

  1. #946689
  2. #729466
  3. #669488

Analogous

  1. #886694
  2. #946689
  3. #946672

Triadic

  1. #946689
  2. #899466
  3. #668994

Tetradic

  1. #946689
  2. #947166
  3. #669471
  4. #668994

Square

  1. #946689
  2. #948866
  3. #669471
  4. #667294

Monochromatic

  1. #392835
  2. #67475f
  3. #946689
  4. #b492ac
  5. #d3c0cf

Shades

#946689 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #946689
  2. #855c7b
  3. #76526e
  4. #684760
  5. #593d52
  6. #4a3345
  7. #3b2937
  8. #2c1f29
  9. #1e141b
  10. #0f0a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#946689 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #946689
  2. #9f7595
  3. #a985a1
  4. #b494ac
  5. #bfa3b8
  6. #cab3c4
  7. #d4c2d0
  8. #dfd1dc
  9. #eae0e7
  10. #f4f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#946689 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #946689
  2. #926988
  3. #906b87
  4. #8e6e86
  5. #8c7085
  6. #8a7385
  7. #887684
  8. #867883
  9. #847b82
  10. #827d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #826f7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66708a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717788 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #996872 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6c8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #817188 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97677c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-946689 {
  color: #946689;
}
Background
.bg-946689 {
  background-color: #946689;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-946689 {
  border: 2px solid #946689;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #946689;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 102 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 18% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-946689 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #946689, #946672);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-946689 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 102 137 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.08 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.16 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.78 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.62 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.34 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.45 #6b9976 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#946689  rgb(148, 102, 137)  hsl(314, 18%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#669471  rgb(102, 148, 113)  hsl(134, 18%, 49%)  Sea Green
#899466  rgb(137, 148, 102)  hsl(74, 18%, 49%)  Moss Green
#668994  rgb(102, 137, 148)  hsl(194, 18%, 49%)  Air Force Blue