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#A255BD

#a255bd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a255bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 55.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 284.42°, with 44.07% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #a255bd
  2. #70bd55

Split complementary

  1. #a255bd
  2. #a4bd55
  3. #55bd6e

Analogous

  1. #6e55bd
  2. #a255bd
  3. #bd55a4

Triadic

  1. #a255bd
  2. #bda255
  3. #55bda2

Tetradic

  1. #a255bd
  2. #bd5570
  3. #70bd55
  4. #55bda2

Square

  1. #a255bd
  2. #bd6e55
  3. #70bd55
  4. #55a4bd

Monochromatic

  1. #492257
  2. #78378e
  3. #a255bd
  4. #c08cd2
  5. #dec3e8

Shades

#a255bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a255bd
  2. #924daa
  3. #824497
  4. #713c84
  5. #613371
  6. #512b5f
  7. #41224c
  8. #311a39
  9. #201126
  10. #100913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a255bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a255bd
  2. #ab66c4
  3. #b577ca
  4. #be88d1
  5. #c799d7
  6. #d1aade
  7. #dabbe5
  8. #e3cceb
  9. #ecddf2
  10. #f6eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a255bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a255bd
  2. #9f59b7
  3. #9b5eb1
  4. #9862ab
  5. #9466a5
  6. #916b9f
  7. #8e6f98
  8. #8a7392
  9. #87778c
  10. #837c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d70c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5778ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7367bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a15f9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a255bd {
  color: #a255bd;
}
Background
.bg-a255bd {
  background-color: #a255bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a255bd {
  border: 2px solid #a255bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a255bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 85 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a255bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a255bd, #bd55a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a255bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 85 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.25 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.11 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.90 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.74 #5daa42 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a255bd  rgb(162, 85, 189)  hsl(284, 44%, 54%)  Purpureus
#70bd55  rgb(112, 189, 85)  hsl(104, 44%, 54%)  Mantis
#bda255  rgb(189, 162, 85)  hsl(44, 44%, 54%)  Brass
#55bda2  rgb(85, 189, 162)  hsl(164, 44%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine