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#955EA7

#955ea7 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#955ea7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 36.86% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.78% cyan, 43.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 285.21°, with 29.32% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1718

Complementary

  1. #955ea7
  2. #70a75e

Split complementary

  1. #955ea7
  2. #95a75e
  3. #5ea771

Analogous

  1. #715ea7
  2. #955ea7
  3. #a75e95

Triadic

  1. #955ea7
  2. #a7955e
  3. #5ea795

Tetradic

  1. #955ea7
  2. #a75e70
  3. #70a75e
  4. #5ea795

Square

  1. #955ea7
  2. #a7715e
  3. #70a75e
  4. #5e95a7

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2646
  2. #6a4177
  3. #955ea7
  4. #b68fc2
  5. #d6c1dd

Shades

#955ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #955ea7
  2. #865596
  3. #774b86
  4. #684275
  5. #593864
  6. #4b2f54
  7. #3c2643
  8. #2d1c32
  9. #1e1321
  10. #0f0911
  11. #000000

Tints

#955ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #955ea7
  2. #a06eb0
  3. #aa7eb9
  4. #b58ec1
  5. #bf9eca
  6. #caafd3
  7. #d5bfdc
  8. #dfcfe5
  9. #eadfed
  10. #f4eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#955ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #955ea7
  2. #9361a3
  3. #91659f
  4. #8f689b
  5. #8d6c97
  6. #8b6f94
  7. #887290
  8. #86768c
  9. #847988
  10. #827d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #826b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5270aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6175a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95687a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7369a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796ca6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95648e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-955ea7 {
  color: #955ea7;
}
Background
.bg-955ea7 {
  background-color: #955ea7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-955ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #955ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #955ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 94 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 29% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-955ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #955ea7, #a75e95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-955ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 94 167 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.33 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.13 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.55 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.35 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.13 #6aa158 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#955ea7  rgb(149, 94, 167)  hsl(285, 29%, 51%)  Purpureus
#70a75e  rgb(112, 167, 94)  hsl(105, 29%, 51%)  Asparagus
#a7955e  rgb(167, 149, 94)  hsl(45, 29%, 51%)  Camel
#5ea795  rgb(94, 167, 149)  hsl(165, 29%, 51%)  Persian Green