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#9E5AB0

#9e5ab0 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9e5ab0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 35.29% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.23% cyan, 48.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 287.44°, with 35.25% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #9e5ab0
  2. #6cb05a

Split complementary

  1. #9e5ab0
  2. #97b05a
  3. #5ab073

Analogous

  1. #735ab0
  2. #9e5ab0
  3. #b05a97

Triadic

  1. #9e5ab0
  2. #b09e5a
  3. #5ab09e

Tetradic

  1. #9e5ab0
  2. #b05a6c
  3. #6cb05a
  4. #5ab09e

Square

  1. #9e5ab0
  2. #b0735a
  3. #6cb05a
  4. #5a97b0

Monochromatic

  1. #44254c
  2. #723d80
  3. #9e5ab0
  4. #bc8ec9
  5. #dbc1e2

Shades

#9e5ab0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e5ab0
  2. #8e519e
  3. #7e488d
  4. #6f3f7b
  5. #5f366a
  6. #4f2d58
  7. #3f2446
  8. #2f1b35
  9. #201223
  10. #100912
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e5ab0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e5ab0
  2. #a86bb8
  3. #b17bc0
  4. #bb8cc8
  5. #c59cd0
  6. #cfadd8
  7. #d8bddf
  8. #e2cee7
  9. #ecdeef
  10. #f5eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e5ab0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e5ab0
  2. #9b5eab
  3. #9862a6
  4. #9565a2
  5. #92699d
  6. #8f6d98
  7. #8c7193
  8. #89758e
  9. #86788a
  10. #837c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #876b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b70b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f77ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e667d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7568b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6daf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e6194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e5ab0 {
  color: #9e5ab0;
}
Background
.bg-9e5ab0 {
  background-color: #9e5ab0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9e5ab0 {
  border: 2px solid #9e5ab0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e5ab0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 90 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 35% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e5ab0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e5ab0, #b05a97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e5ab0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 90 176 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.02 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.79 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.56 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.10 #61a54f Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#9e5ab0  rgb(158, 90, 176)  hsl(287, 35%, 52%)  Purpureus
#6cb05a  rgb(108, 176, 90)  hsl(107, 35%, 52%)  Mantis
#b09e5a  rgb(176, 158, 90)  hsl(47, 35%, 52%)  Brass
#5ab09e  rgb(90, 176, 158)  hsl(167, 35%, 52%)  Verdigris