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#984EA7

#984ea7 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#984ea7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 30.59% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.98% cyan, 53.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 289.89°, with 36.33% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1491

Complementary

  1. #984ea7
  2. #5da74e

Split complementary

  1. #984ea7
  2. #8aa74e
  3. #4ea76c

Analogous

  1. #6c4ea7
  2. #984ea7
  3. #a74e8a

Triadic

  1. #984ea7
  2. #a7984e
  3. #4ea798

Tetradic

  1. #984ea7
  2. #a74e5d
  3. #5da74e
  4. #4ea798

Square

  1. #984ea7
  2. #a76c4e
  3. #5da74e
  4. #4e8aa7

Monochromatic

  1. #391d3f
  2. #693673
  3. #984ea7
  4. #b77fc3
  5. #d4b3db

Shades

#984ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #984ea7
  2. #894696
  3. #7a3e86
  4. #6a3775
  5. #5b2f64
  6. #4c2754
  7. #3d1f43
  8. #2e1732
  9. #1e1021
  10. #0f0811
  11. #000000

Tints

#984ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #984ea7
  2. #a260b0
  3. #ad71b9
  4. #b783c1
  5. #c195ca
  6. #cca7d3
  7. #d6b8dc
  8. #e0cae5
  9. #eadced
  10. #f5edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#984ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #984ea7
  2. #9653a3
  3. #93589f
  4. #915d9b
  5. #8e6297
  6. #8c6794
  7. #8a6c90
  8. #87718c
  9. #857688
  10. #827b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #806187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e66aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566fa5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995a73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5ea9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7663a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99568b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-984ea7 {
  color: #984ea7;
}
Background
.bg-984ea7 {
  background-color: #984ea7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-984ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #984ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #984ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 78 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 36% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-984ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #984ea7, #a74e8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-984ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 78 167 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 1.31 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.98 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.41 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.81 #67b158 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Purpureus
#984ea7  rgb(152, 78, 167)  hsl(290, 36%, 48%)  Purpureus
#5da74e  rgb(93, 167, 78)  hsl(110, 36%, 48%)  Asparagus
#a7984e  rgb(167, 152, 78)  hsl(50, 36%, 48%)  Brass
#4ea798  rgb(78, 167, 152)  hsl(170, 36%, 48%)  Persian Green