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#993CA8

#993ca8 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#993ca8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 23.53% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.93% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 291.67°, with 47.37% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1283

Complementary

  1. #993ca8
  2. #4ba83c

Split complementary

  1. #993ca8
  2. #81a83c
  3. #3ca863

Analogous

  1. #633ca8
  2. #993ca8
  3. #a83c81

Triadic

  1. #993ca8
  2. #a8993c
  3. #3ca899

Tetradic

  1. #993ca8
  2. #a83c4b
  3. #4ba83c
  4. #3ca899

Square

  1. #993ca8
  2. #a8633c
  3. #4ba83c
  4. #3c81a8

Monochromatic

  1. #321437
  2. #662870
  3. #993ca8
  4. #bb68c9
  5. #d5a0dd

Shades

#993ca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #993ca8
  2. #8a3697
  3. #7a3086
  4. #6b2a76
  5. #5c2465
  6. #4d1e54
  7. #3d1843
  8. #2e1232
  9. #1f0c22
  10. #0f0611
  11. #000000

Tints

#993ca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #993ca8
  2. #a350b1
  3. #ad63b9
  4. #b877c2
  5. #c28acb
  6. #cc9ed4
  7. #d6b1dc
  8. #e0c5e5
  9. #ebd8ee
  10. #f5ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#993ca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #993ca8
  2. #9743a4
  3. #944aa0
  4. #92509c
  5. #8f5798
  6. #8d5e94
  7. #8a6590
  8. #886c8c
  9. #857288
  10. #837984
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d5785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225eab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4968a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b4d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6752aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7259a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a4788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-993ca8 {
  color: #993ca8;
}
Background
.bg-993ca8 {
  background-color: #993ca8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-993ca8 {
  border: 2px solid #993ca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #993ca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 60 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 47% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-993ca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #993ca8, #a83c81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-993ca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 60 168 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.12 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.38 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.25 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.90 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.99 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.77 #66c357 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#993ca8  rgb(153, 60, 168)  hsl(292, 47%, 45%)  Purpureus
#4ba83c  rgb(75, 168, 60)  hsl(112, 47%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#a8993c  rgb(168, 153, 60)  hsl(52, 47%, 45%)  Brass
#3ca899  rgb(60, 168, 153)  hsl(172, 47%, 45%)  Persian Green