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#A255AA

#a255aa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a255aa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 33.33% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.71% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 294.35°, with 33.33% saturation and 50% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #a255aa
  2. #5daa55

Split complementary

  1. #a255aa
  2. #88aa55
  3. #55aa77

Analogous

  1. #7755aa
  2. #a255aa
  3. #aa5588

Triadic

  1. #a255aa
  2. #aaa255
  3. #55aaa2

Tetradic

  1. #a255aa
  2. #aa555d
  3. #5daa55
  4. #55aaa2

Square

  1. #a255aa
  2. #aa7755
  3. #5daa55
  4. #5588aa

Monochromatic

  1. #412244
  2. #713c77
  3. #a255aa
  4. #be88c3
  5. #dabbdd

Shades

#a255aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a255aa
  2. #924d99
  3. #824488
  4. #713c77
  5. #613366
  6. #512b55
  7. #412244
  8. #311a33
  9. #201122
  10. #100911
  11. #000000

Tints

#a255aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a255aa
  2. #ab66b3
  3. #b577bb
  4. #be88c4
  5. #c799cc
  6. #d1aad5
  7. #dabbdd
  8. #e3cce6
  9. #ecddee
  10. #f6eef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a255aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a255aa
  2. #9f59a6
  3. #9b5ea2
  4. #98629d
  5. #946699
  6. #916b95
  7. #8e6f91
  8. #8a738d
  9. #877788
  10. #837c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88688c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a6dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6176a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7764ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a45b8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a255aa {
  color: #a255aa;
}
Background
.bg-a255aa {
  background-color: #a255aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a255aa {
  border: 2px solid #a255aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a255aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 85 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 33% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a255aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a255aa, #aa5588);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a255aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 85 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.62 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.19 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.08 #5daa55 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a255aa  rgb(162, 85, 170)  hsl(294, 33%, 50%)  Purpureus
#5daa55  rgb(93, 170, 85)  hsl(114, 33%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#aaa255  rgb(170, 162, 85)  hsl(54, 33%, 50%)  Brass
#55aaa2  rgb(85, 170, 162)  hsl(174, 33%, 50%)  Verdigris