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#994FAA

#994faa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#994faa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 30.98% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10% cyan, 53.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 288.79°, with 36.55% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 0.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #994faa
  2. #60aa4f

Split complementary

  1. #994faa
  2. #8daa4f
  3. #4faa6b

Analogous

  1. #6b4faa
  2. #994faa
  3. #aa4f8d

Triadic

  1. #994faa
  2. #aa994f
  3. #4faa99

Tetradic

  1. #994faa
  2. #aa4f60
  3. #60aa4f
  4. #4faa99

Square

  1. #994faa
  2. #aa6b4f
  3. #60aa4f
  4. #4f8daa

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1e42
  2. #6a3776
  3. #994faa
  4. #b881c4
  5. #d5b5dd

Shades

#994faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #994faa
  2. #8a4799
  3. #7a3f88
  4. #6b3777
  5. #5c2f66
  6. #4d2855
  7. #3d2044
  8. #2e1833
  9. #1f1022
  10. #0f0811
  11. #000000

Tints

#994faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #994faa
  2. #a361b3
  3. #ad72bb
  4. #b884c4
  5. #c295cc
  6. #cca7d5
  7. #d6b9dd
  8. #e0cae6
  9. #ebdcee
  10. #f5edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#994faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #994faa
  2. #9754a6
  3. #9459a2
  4. #925e9d
  5. #8f6399
  6. #8d6895
  7. #8a6c91
  8. #88718d
  9. #857688
  10. #837b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81628a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e68ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5670a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7764a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99578d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-994faa {
  color: #994faa;
}
Background
.bg-994faa {
  background-color: #994faa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-994faa {
  border: 2px solid #994faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #994faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 79 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-994faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #994faa, #aa4f8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-994faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 79 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 0.80 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.31 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.88 #66b055 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#994faa  rgb(153, 79, 170)  hsl(289, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus
#60aa4f  rgb(96, 170, 79)  hsl(109, 37%, 49%)  Mantis
#aa994f  rgb(170, 153, 79)  hsl(49, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#4faa99  rgb(79, 170, 153)  hsl(169, 37%, 49%)  Persian Green