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#A05AA3

#a05aa3 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a05aa3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 35.29% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.84% cyan, 44.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 297.53°, with 28.85% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1743

Complementary

  1. #a05aa3
  2. #5da35a

Split complementary

  1. #a05aa3
  2. #82a35a
  3. #5aa37c

Analogous

  1. #7c5aa3
  2. #a05aa3
  3. #a35a82

Triadic

  1. #a05aa3
  2. #a3a05a
  3. #5aa3a0

Tetradic

  1. #a05aa3
  2. #a35a5d
  3. #5da35a
  4. #5aa3a0

Square

  1. #a05aa3
  2. #a37c5a
  3. #5da35a
  4. #5a82a3

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2440
  2. #703f72
  3. #a05aa3
  4. #bd8bbf
  5. #d9bcda

Shades

#a05aa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05aa3
  2. #905193
  3. #804882
  4. #703f72
  5. #603662
  6. #502d52
  7. #402441
  8. #301b31
  9. #201221
  10. #100910
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05aa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05aa3
  2. #aa6bac
  3. #b37bb5
  4. #bd8cbf
  5. #c69cc8
  6. #d0add1
  7. #d9bdda
  8. #e3cee3
  9. #ecdeed
  10. #f6eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05aa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05aa3
  2. #9d5ea0
  3. #9a629c
  4. #966599
  5. #936995
  6. #906d92
  7. #8d718e
  8. #8a758b
  9. #867887
  10. #837c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #886a89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #536ea6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6677a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a36277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7967a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816da2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a25f8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05aa3 {
  color: #a05aa3;
}
Background
.bg-a05aa3 {
  background-color: #a05aa3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a05aa3 {
  border: 2px solid #a05aa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05aa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 90 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 29% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05aa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05aa3, #a35a82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05aa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 90 163 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.14 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.23 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.37 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.45 #5fa55c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a05aa3  rgb(160, 90, 163)  hsl(298, 29%, 50%)  Purpureus
#5da35a  rgb(93, 163, 90)  hsl(118, 29%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#a3a05a  rgb(163, 160, 90)  hsl(58, 29%, 50%)  Brass
#5aa3a0  rgb(90, 163, 160)  hsl(178, 29%, 50%)  Cadet Blue