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#9A1981

#9a1981 ≈ Mardi Gras

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9a1981 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 9.8% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.77% magenta, 16.23% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 311.63°, with 72.07% saturation and 35.1% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mardi Gras (#880085), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.0915

Complementary

  1. #9a1981
  2. #199a32

Split complementary

  1. #9a1981
  2. #409a19
  3. #199a73

Analogous

  1. #73199a
  2. #9a1981
  3. #9a1940

Triadic

  1. #9a1981
  2. #819a19
  3. #19819a

Tetradic

  1. #9a1981
  2. #9a3219
  3. #199a32
  4. #19819a

Square

  1. #9a1981
  2. #9a7319
  3. #199a32
  4. #19409a

Monochromatic

  1. #160413
  2. #580e4a
  3. #9a1981
  4. #db24b8
  5. #e666cd

Shades

#9a1981 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a1981
  2. #8b1774
  3. #7b1467
  4. #6c125a
  5. #5c0f4d
  6. #4d0d41
  7. #3e0a34
  8. #2e0827
  9. #1f051a
  10. #0f030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a1981 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a1981
  2. #a4308e
  3. #ae479a
  4. #b85ea7
  5. #c275b3
  6. #cd8cc0
  7. #d7a3cd
  8. #e1bad9
  9. #ebd1e6
  10. #f5e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a1981 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a1981
  2. #972381
  3. #952e81
  4. #923881
  5. #904281
  6. #8d4d81
  7. #8a5780
  8. #886180
  9. #856b80
  10. #837680
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #77456a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #204984 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e5c7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3224d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #683b83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #744a7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f1f66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a1981 {
  color: #9a1981;
}
Background
.bg-9a1981 {
  background-color: #9a1981;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9a1981 {
  border: 2px solid #9a1981;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a1981;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 25 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a1981 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a1981, #9a1940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a1981 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 25 129 / 0.35);
}

#880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 5.36 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.40 #800080 Purple ΔE 6.62 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.20 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 8.60 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.63 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.18 #65e67e Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Mardi Gras
#9a1981  rgb(154, 25, 129)  hsl(312, 72%, 35%)  Mardi Gras
#199a32  rgb(25, 154, 50)  hsl(132, 72%, 35%)  Islamic Green
#819a19  rgb(129, 154, 25)  hsl(72, 72%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#19819a  rgb(25, 129, 154)  hsl(192, 72%, 35%)  Teal Blue