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#9D4EAA

#9d4eaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9d4eaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 30.59% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.65% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 291.52°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #9d4eaa
  2. #5baa4e

Split complementary

  1. #9d4eaa
  2. #89aa4e
  3. #4eaa6f

Analogous

  1. #6f4eaa
  2. #9d4eaa
  3. #aa4e89

Triadic

  1. #9d4eaa
  2. #aa9d4e
  3. #4eaa9d

Tetradic

  1. #9d4eaa
  2. #aa4e5b
  3. #5baa4e
  4. #4eaa9d

Square

  1. #9d4eaa
  2. #aa6f4e
  3. #5baa4e
  4. #4e89aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3c1e41
  2. #6d3676
  3. #9d4eaa
  4. #bb80c5
  5. #d7b4dd

Shades

#9d4eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d4eaa
  2. #8d4699
  3. #7e3e88
  4. #6e3777
  5. #5e2f66
  6. #4f2755
  7. #3f1f44
  8. #2f1733
  9. #1f1022
  10. #100811
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d4eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d4eaa
  2. #a760b3
  3. #b171bb
  4. #ba83c4
  5. #c495cc
  6. #cea7d5
  7. #d8b8dd
  8. #e2cae6
  9. #ebdcee
  10. #f5edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d4eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d4eaa
  2. #9a53a6
  3. #9758a2
  4. #945d9d
  5. #916299
  6. #8f6795
  7. #8c6c91
  8. #89718d
  9. #867688
  10. #837b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83638a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f68ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5871a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a65a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e568d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d4eaa {
  color: #9d4eaa;
}
Background
.bg-9d4eaa {
  background-color: #9d4eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9d4eaa {
  border: 2px solid #9d4eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d4eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 78 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d4eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d4eaa, #aa4e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d4eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 78 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 1.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.54 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.98 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 12.10 #62b155 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9d4eaa  rgb(157, 78, 170)  hsl(292, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus
#5baa4e  rgb(91, 170, 78)  hsl(112, 37%, 49%)  Mantis
#aa9d4e  rgb(170, 157, 78)  hsl(52, 37%, 49%)  Brass
#4eaa9d  rgb(78, 170, 157)  hsl(172, 37%, 49%)  Light Sea Green