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#9D509E

#9d509e ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9d509e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 31.37% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.63% cyan, 49.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 299.23°, with 32.77% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1537

Complementary

  1. #9d509e
  2. #519e50

Split complementary

  1. #9d509e
  2. #789e50
  3. #509e76

Analogous

  1. #76509e
  2. #9d509e
  3. #9e5078

Triadic

  1. #9d509e
  2. #9e9d50
  3. #509e9d

Tetradic

  1. #9d509e
  2. #9e5051
  3. #519e50
  4. #509e9d

Square

  1. #9d509e
  2. #9e7650
  3. #519e50
  4. #50789e

Monochromatic

  1. #381d38
  2. #6b366b
  3. #9d509e
  4. #bc7dbd
  5. #d7b0d7

Shades

#9d509e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d509e
  2. #8d488e
  3. #7e407e
  4. #6e386f
  5. #5e305f
  6. #4f284f
  7. #3f203f
  8. #2f182f
  9. #1f1020
  10. #100810
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d509e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d509e
  2. #a762a8
  3. #b173b1
  4. #ba85bb
  5. #c496c5
  6. #cea8cf
  7. #d8b9d8
  8. #e2cbe2
  9. #ebdcec
  10. #f5eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d509e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d509e
  2. #9a559b
  3. #975a98
  4. #945e95
  5. #916392
  6. #8f688f
  7. #8c6d8c
  8. #897289
  9. #867686
  10. #837b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #836384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4967a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f719c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a15870 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #745fa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d659d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f5585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d509e {
  color: #9d509e;
}
Background
.bg-9d509e {
  background-color: #9d509e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9d509e {
  border: 2px solid #9d509e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d509e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 80 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 33% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d509e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d509e, #9e5078);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d509e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 80 158 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 5.73 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.66 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.73 #62af61 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9d509e  rgb(157, 80, 158)  hsl(299, 33%, 47%)  Purpureus
#519e50  rgb(81, 158, 80)  hsl(119, 33%, 47%)  Shamrock Green
#9e9d50  rgb(158, 157, 80)  hsl(59, 33%, 47%)  Moss Green
#509e9d  rgb(80, 158, 157)  hsl(179, 33%, 47%)  Cadet Blue