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#A042BB

#a042bb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a042bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 25.88% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.44% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.61°, with 47.83% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #a042bb
  2. #5dbb42

Split complementary

  1. #a042bb
  2. #9abb42
  3. #42bb63

Analogous

  1. #6342bb
  2. #a042bb
  3. #bb429a

Triadic

  1. #a042bb
  2. #bba042
  3. #42bba0

Tetradic

  1. #a042bb
  2. #bb425d
  3. #5dbb42
  4. #42bba0

Square

  1. #a042bb
  2. #bb6342
  3. #5dbb42
  4. #429abb

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1a4a
  2. #702e82
  3. #a042bb
  4. #bd7ad0
  5. #d9b2e4

Shades

#a042bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a042bb
  2. #903ba8
  3. #803596
  4. #702e83
  5. #602870
  6. #50215e
  7. #401a4b
  8. #301438
  9. #200d25
  10. #100713
  11. #000000

Tints

#a042bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a042bb
  2. #aa55c2
  3. #b368c9
  4. #bd7bcf
  5. #c68ed6
  6. #d0a1dd
  7. #d9b3e4
  8. #e3c6eb
  9. #ecd9f1
  10. #f6ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a042bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a042bb
  2. #9d48b5
  3. #9a4eaf
  4. #9655a9
  5. #935ba3
  6. #90619e
  7. #8d6798
  8. #8a6d92
  9. #86748c
  10. #837a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #845e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1866bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b5abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7560b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a05098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a042bb {
  color: #a042bb;
}
Background
.bg-a042bb {
  background-color: #a042bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a042bb {
  border: 2px solid #a042bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a042bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 66 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 48% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a042bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a042bb, #bb429a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a042bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 66 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.09 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.65 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.30 #5fbd44 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a042bb  rgb(160, 66, 187)  hsl(287, 48%, 50%)  Purpureus
#5dbb42  rgb(93, 187, 66)  hsl(107, 48%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#bba042  rgb(187, 160, 66)  hsl(47, 48%, 50%)  Brass
#42bba0  rgb(66, 187, 160)  hsl(167, 48%, 50%)  Mint