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#995BBA

#995bba ≈ Purpureus

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#995bba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 35.69% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.74% cyan, 51.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 279.16°, with 40.77% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.178

Complementary

  1. #995bba
  2. #7cba5b

Split complementary

  1. #995bba
  2. #abba5b
  3. #5bba69

Analogous

  1. #695bba
  2. #995bba
  3. #ba5bab

Triadic

  1. #995bba
  2. #ba995b
  3. #5bba99

Tetradic

  1. #995bba
  2. #ba5b7c
  3. #7cba5b
  4. #5bba99

Square

  1. #995bba
  2. #ba695b
  3. #7cba5b
  4. #5babba

Monochromatic

  1. #462557
  2. #713b8d
  3. #995bba
  4. #ba91d1
  5. #dcc7e7

Shades

#995bba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #995bba
  2. #8a52a7
  3. #7a4995
  4. #6b4082
  5. #5c3770
  6. #4d2e5d
  7. #3d244a
  8. #2e1b38
  9. #1f1225
  10. #0f0913
  11. #000000

Tints

#995bba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #995bba
  2. #a36bc1
  3. #ad7cc8
  4. #b88ccf
  5. #c29dd6
  6. #ccaddd
  7. #d6bde3
  8. #e0ceea
  9. #ebdef1
  10. #f5eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#995bba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #995bba
  2. #975fb4
  3. #9462ae
  4. #9266a9
  5. #8f6aa3
  6. #8d6e9d
  7. #8a7197
  8. #887591
  9. #85798c
  10. #837c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856c96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4472bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5777b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #966a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7069bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #776db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97649c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-995bba {
  color: #995bba;
}
Background
.bg-995bba {
  background-color: #995bba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-995bba {
  border: 2px solid #995bba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #995bba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 91 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 41% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-995bba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #995bba, #ba5bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-995bba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 91 186 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.70 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.03 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.36 #66a445 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#995bba  rgb(153, 91, 186)  hsl(279, 41%, 54%)  Purpureus
#7cba5b  rgb(124, 186, 91)  hsl(99, 41%, 54%)  Mantis
#ba995b  rgb(186, 153, 91)  hsl(39, 41%, 54%)  Camel
#5bba99  rgb(91, 186, 153)  hsl(159, 41%, 54%)  Mint