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#A15EA2

#a15ea2 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a15ea2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 36.86% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.62% cyan, 41.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 299.12°, with 26.77% saturation and 50.2% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1819

Complementary

  1. #a15ea2
  2. #5fa25e

Split complementary

  1. #a15ea2
  2. #81a25e
  3. #5ea27f

Analogous

  1. #7f5ea2
  2. #a15ea2
  3. #a25e81

Triadic

  1. #a15ea2
  2. #a2a15e
  3. #5ea2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a15ea2
  2. #a25e5f
  3. #5fa25e
  4. #5ea2a1

Square

  1. #a15ea2
  2. #a27f5e
  3. #5fa25e
  4. #5e81a2

Monochromatic

  1. #412641
  2. #714272
  3. #a15ea2
  4. #bd8fbe
  5. #dabfda

Shades

#a15ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a15ea2
  2. #915592
  3. #814b82
  4. #714271
  5. #613861
  6. #512f51
  7. #402641
  8. #301c31
  9. #201320
  10. #100910
  11. #000000

Tints

#a15ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a15ea2
  2. #aa6eab
  3. #b47eb5
  4. #bd8ebe
  5. #c79ec7
  6. #d0afd1
  7. #d9bfda
  8. #e3cfe3
  9. #ecdfec
  10. #f6eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a15ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a15ea2
  2. #9e619f
  3. #9a659b
  4. #976898
  5. #946c94
  6. #916f91
  7. #8d728e
  8. #8a768a
  9. #877987
  10. #837d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5871a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a79a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a56578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6aa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3628b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a15ea2 {
  color: #a15ea2;
}
Background
.bg-a15ea2 {
  background-color: #a15ea2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a15ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #a15ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a15ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 94 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 27% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a15ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a15ea2, #a25e81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a15ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 94 162 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.23 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.47 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.15 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.27 #5ea15d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a15ea2  rgb(161, 94, 162)  hsl(299, 27%, 50%)  Purpureus
#5fa25e  rgb(95, 162, 94)  hsl(119, 27%, 50%)  Asparagus
#a2a15e  rgb(162, 161, 94)  hsl(59, 27%, 50%)  Moss Green
#5ea2a1  rgb(94, 162, 161)  hsl(179, 27%, 50%)  Cadet Blue