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#974FAB

#974fab ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#974fab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 30.98% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.7% cyan, 53.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 286.96°, with 36.8% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 0.72.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1511

Complementary

  1. #974fab
  2. #63ab4f

Split complementary

  1. #974fab
  2. #91ab4f
  3. #4fab69

Analogous

  1. #694fab
  2. #974fab
  3. #ab4f91

Triadic

  1. #974fab
  2. #ab974f
  3. #4fab97

Tetradic

  1. #974fab
  2. #ab4f63
  3. #63ab4f
  4. #4fab97

Square

  1. #974fab
  2. #ab694f
  3. #63ab4f
  4. #4f91ab

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1f42
  2. #693777
  3. #974fab
  4. #b681c5
  5. #d5b6dd

Shades

#974fab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #974fab
  2. #88479a
  3. #793f89
  4. #6a3778
  5. #5b2f67
  6. #4c2856
  7. #3c2044
  8. #2d1833
  9. #1e1022
  10. #0f0811
  11. #000000

Tints

#974fab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #974fab
  2. #a161b3
  3. #ac72bc
  4. #b684c4
  5. #c195cd
  6. #cba7d5
  7. #d5b9dd
  8. #e0cae6
  9. #eadcee
  10. #f5edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#974fab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #974fab
  2. #9554a7
  3. #9259a2
  4. #905e9e
  5. #8e639a
  6. #8c6896
  7. #896c91
  8. #87718d
  9. #857689
  10. #827b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80628a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d68ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546fa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5fad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7564aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97588e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-974fab {
  color: #974fab;
}
Background
.bg-974fab {
  background-color: #974fab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-974fab {
  border: 2px solid #974fab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #974fab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 79 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-974fab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #974fab, #ab4f91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-974fab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 79 171 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 0.72 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.78 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.49 #68b054 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Purpureus
#974fab  rgb(151, 79, 171)  hsl(287, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus
#63ab4f  rgb(99, 171, 79)  hsl(107, 37%, 49%)  Mantis
#ab974f  rgb(171, 151, 79)  hsl(47, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#4fab97  rgb(79, 171, 151)  hsl(167, 37%, 49%)  Persian Green