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#995FA5

#995fa5 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#995fa5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 37.25% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.27% cyan, 42.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 289.71°, with 28% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1767

Complementary

  1. #995fa5
  2. #6ba55f

Split complementary

  1. #995fa5
  2. #8ea55f
  3. #5fa576

Analogous

  1. #765fa5
  2. #995fa5
  3. #a55f8e

Triadic

  1. #995fa5
  2. #a5995f
  3. #5fa599

Tetradic

  1. #995fa5
  2. #a55f6b
  3. #6ba55f
  4. #5fa599

Square

  1. #995fa5
  2. #a5765f
  3. #6ba55f
  4. #5f8ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2744
  2. #6d4275
  3. #995fa5
  4. #b890c1
  5. #d7c1dc

Shades

#995fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #995fa5
  2. #8a5695
  3. #7a4c84
  4. #6b4374
  5. #5c3963
  6. #4d3053
  7. #3d2642
  8. #2e1d32
  9. #1f1321
  10. #0f0a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#995fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #995fa5
  2. #a36fae
  3. #ad7fb7
  4. #b88fc0
  5. #c29fc9
  6. #ccafd2
  7. #d6bfdb
  8. #e0cfe4
  9. #ebdfed
  10. #f5eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#995fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #995fa5
  2. #9762a1
  3. #94669e
  4. #92699a
  5. #8f6c96
  6. #8d7093
  7. #8a738f
  8. #88768b
  9. #857987
  10. #837d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5571a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6577a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a687a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #766aa7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6ea4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a648d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-995fa5 {
  color: #995fa5;
}
Background
.bg-995fa5 {
  background-color: #995fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-995fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #995fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #995fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 95 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 28% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-995fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #995fa5, #a55f8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-995fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 95 165 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.97 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.49 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.73 #66a05a Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#995fa5  rgb(153, 95, 165)  hsl(290, 28%, 51%)  Purpureus
#6ba55f  rgb(107, 165, 95)  hsl(110, 28%, 51%)  Asparagus
#a5995f  rgb(165, 153, 95)  hsl(50, 28%, 51%)  Brass
#5fa599  rgb(95, 165, 153)  hsl(170, 28%, 51%)  Verdigris