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#A14AA7

#a14aa7 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a14aa7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 29.02% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.59% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 296.13°, with 38.59% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1526

Complementary

  1. #a14aa7
  2. #50a74a

Split complementary

  1. #a14aa7
  2. #7ea74a
  3. #4aa772

Analogous

  1. #724aa7
  2. #a14aa7
  3. #a74a7e

Triadic

  1. #a14aa7
  2. #a7a14a
  3. #4aa7a1

Tetradic

  1. #a14aa7
  2. #a74a50
  3. #50a74a
  4. #4aa7a1

Square

  1. #a14aa7
  2. #a7724a
  3. #50a74a
  4. #4a7ea7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1b3d
  2. #6e3372
  3. #a14aa7
  4. #bf7ac4
  5. #d8afdb

Shades

#a14aa7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a14aa7
  2. #914396
  3. #813b86
  4. #713475
  5. #612c64
  6. #512554
  7. #401e43
  8. #301632
  9. #200f21
  10. #100711
  11. #000000

Tints

#a14aa7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a14aa7
  2. #aa5cb0
  3. #b46eb9
  4. #bd80c1
  5. #c792ca
  6. #d0a5d3
  7. #d9b7dc
  8. #e3c9e5
  9. #ecdbed
  10. #f6edf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a14aa7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a14aa7
  2. #9e4fa3
  3. #9a559f
  4. #975a9b
  5. #946097
  6. #916594
  7. #8d6a90
  8. #8a708c
  9. #877588
  10. #837b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d66aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a71a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a45671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735ca9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d63a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3518a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a14aa7 {
  color: #a14aa7;
}
Background
.bg-a14aa7 {
  background-color: #a14aa7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a14aa7 {
  border: 2px solid #a14aa7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a14aa7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 74 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 39% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a14aa7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a14aa7, #a74a7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a14aa7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 74 167 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 2.37 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.88 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.19 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.12 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 11.41 #5eb558 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a14aa7  rgb(161, 74, 167)  hsl(296, 39%, 47%)  Purpureus
#50a74a  rgb(80, 167, 74)  hsl(116, 39%, 47%)  Medium Sea Green
#a7a14a  rgb(167, 161, 74)  hsl(56, 39%, 47%)  Brass
#4aa7a1  rgb(74, 167, 161)  hsl(176, 39%, 47%)  Verdigris