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#A252BF

#a252bf ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a252bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 32.16% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.18% cyan, 57.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 284.04°, with 45.99% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1748

Complementary

  1. #a252bf
  2. #6fbf52

Split complementary

  1. #a252bf
  2. #a5bf52
  3. #52bf6c

Analogous

  1. #6c52bf
  2. #a252bf
  3. #bf52a5

Triadic

  1. #a252bf
  2. #bfa252
  3. #52bfa2

Tetradic

  1. #a252bf
  2. #bf526f
  3. #6fbf52
  4. #52bfa2

Square

  1. #a252bf
  2. #bf6c52
  3. #6fbf52
  4. #52a5bf

Monochromatic

  1. #492058
  2. #77358f
  3. #a252bf
  4. #c08ad4
  5. #dec2e8

Shades

#a252bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a252bf
  2. #924aac
  3. #824299
  4. #713986
  5. #613173
  6. #512960
  7. #41214c
  8. #311939
  9. #201026
  10. #100813
  11. #000000

Tints

#a252bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a252bf
  2. #ab63c5
  3. #b575cc
  4. #be86d2
  5. #c797d9
  6. #d1a9df
  7. #dabae5
  8. #e3cbec
  9. #ecdcf2
  10. #f6eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a252bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a252bf
  2. #9f57b9
  3. #9b5bb2
  4. #9860ac
  5. #9464a6
  6. #9169a0
  7. #8e6e99
  8. #8a7293
  9. #87778d
  10. #837b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #366fc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5376bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16481 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7265c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a15d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a252bf {
  color: #a252bf;
}
Background
.bg-a252bf {
  background-color: #a252bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a252bf {
  border: 2px solid #a252bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a252bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 82 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a252bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a252bf, #bf52a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a252bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 82 191 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.30 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.36 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.31 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.12 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.15 #5dad40 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a252bf  rgb(162, 82, 191)  hsl(284, 46%, 54%)  Purpureus
#6fbf52  rgb(111, 191, 82)  hsl(104, 46%, 54%)  Mantis
#bfa252  rgb(191, 162, 82)  hsl(44, 46%, 54%)  Brass
#52bfa2  rgb(82, 191, 162)  hsl(164, 46%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine