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#A261AF

#a261af ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a261af is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 38.04% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 44.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 32.77% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1933

Complementary

  1. #a261af
  2. #6eaf61

Split complementary

  1. #a261af
  2. #95af61
  3. #61af7b

Analogous

  1. #7b61af
  2. #a261af
  3. #af6195

Triadic

  1. #a261af
  2. #afa261
  3. #61afa2

Tetradic

  1. #a261af
  2. #af616e
  3. #6eaf61
  4. #61afa2

Square

  1. #a261af
  2. #af7b61
  3. #6eaf61
  4. #6195af

Monochromatic

  1. #48284f
  2. #774282
  3. #a261af
  4. #c094c9
  5. #dec7e2

Shades

#a261af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a261af
  2. #92579e
  3. #824e8c
  4. #71447b
  5. #613a69
  6. #513158
  7. #412746
  8. #311d35
  9. #201323
  10. #100a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a261af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a261af
  2. #ab71b7
  3. #b581bf
  4. #be90c7
  5. #c7a0cf
  6. #d1b0d7
  7. #dac0df
  8. #e3d0e7
  9. #ecdfef
  10. #f6eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a261af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a261af
  2. #9f64aa
  3. #9b67a6
  4. #986aa1
  5. #946d9c
  6. #917198
  7. #8e7493
  8. #8a778e
  9. #877a89
  10. #837d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c7192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5675b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687cad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a36b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c6eb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8372ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a36795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a261af {
  color: #a261af;
}
Background
.bg-a261af {
  background-color: #a261af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a261af {
  border: 2px solid #a261af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a261af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 97 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 33% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a261af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a261af, #af6195);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a261af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 97 175 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.76 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.20 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.97 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.53 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.70 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.76 #5d9e50 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a261af  rgb(162, 97, 175)  hsl(290, 33%, 53%)  Purpureus
#6eaf61  rgb(110, 175, 97)  hsl(110, 33%, 53%)  Asparagus
#afa261  rgb(175, 162, 97)  hsl(50, 33%, 53%)  Brass
#61afa2  rgb(97, 175, 162)  hsl(170, 33%, 53%)  Verdigris