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#9738AA

#9738aa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9738aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 21.96% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.18% cyan, 67.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 50.44% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1231

Complementary

  1. #9738aa
  2. #4baa38

Split complementary

  1. #9738aa
  2. #84aa38
  3. #38aa5e

Analogous

  1. #5e38aa
  2. #9738aa
  3. #aa3884

Triadic

  1. #9738aa
  2. #aa9738
  3. #38aa97

Tetradic

  1. #9738aa
  2. #aa384b
  3. #4baa38
  4. #38aa97

Square

  1. #9738aa
  2. #aa5e38
  3. #4baa38
  4. #3884aa

Monochromatic

  1. #311237
  2. #642570
  3. #9738aa
  4. #ba63cc
  5. #d49cdf

Shades

#9738aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9738aa
  2. #883299
  3. #792d88
  4. #6a2777
  5. #5b2266
  6. #4c1c55
  7. #3c1644
  8. #2d1133
  9. #1e0b22
  10. #0f0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#9738aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9738aa
  2. #a14cb3
  3. #ac60bb
  4. #b674c4
  5. #c188cc
  6. #cb9cd5
  7. #d5afdd
  8. #e0c3e6
  9. #ead7ee
  10. #f5ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9738aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9738aa
  2. #953fa6
  3. #9246a2
  4. #904e9d
  5. #8e5599
  6. #8c5c95
  7. #896391
  8. #876a8d
  9. #857288
  10. #827984
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b5485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #135cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4366a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #984c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6450ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e57a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #984589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9738aa {
  color: #9738aa;
}
Background
.bg-9738aa {
  background-color: #9738aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9738aa {
  border: 2px solid #9738aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9738aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 56 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 50% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9738aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9738aa, #aa3884);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9738aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 56 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.93 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.07 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.23 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.41 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.08 #68c755 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9738aa  rgb(151, 56, 170)  hsl(290, 50%, 44%)  Purpureus
#4baa38  rgb(75, 170, 56)  hsl(110, 50%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#aa9738  rgb(170, 151, 56)  hsl(50, 50%, 44%)  Brass
#38aa97  rgb(56, 170, 151)  hsl(170, 50%, 44%)  Persian Green