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#A331AE

#a331ae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a331ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 19.22% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.32% cyan, 71.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 294.72°, with 56.05% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1304

Complementary

  1. #a331ae
  2. #3cae31

Split complementary

  1. #a331ae
  2. #7bae31
  3. #31ae65

Analogous

  1. #6531ae
  2. #a331ae
  3. #ae317b

Triadic

  1. #a331ae
  2. #aea331
  3. #31aea3

Tetradic

  1. #a331ae
  2. #ae313c
  3. #3cae31
  4. #31aea3

Square

  1. #a331ae
  2. #ae6531
  3. #3cae31
  4. #317bae

Monochromatic

  1. #330f37
  2. #6b2072
  3. #a331ae
  4. #c65bd1
  5. #db96e2

Shades

#a331ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a331ae
  2. #932c9d
  3. #82278b
  4. #72227a
  5. #621d68
  6. #521957
  7. #411446
  8. #310f34
  9. #210a23
  10. #100511
  11. #000000

Tints

#a331ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a331ae
  2. #ac46b6
  3. #b55abe
  4. #bf6fc6
  5. #c883ce
  6. #d198d7
  7. #daaddf
  8. #e3c1e7
  9. #edd6ef
  10. #f6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a331ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a331ae
  2. #a039a9
  3. #9c41a5
  4. #9949a0
  5. #95519c
  6. #925997
  7. #8e6092
  8. #8b688e
  9. #877089
  10. #847885
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #825588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #055cb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #486aab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6476d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7758ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a53f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a331ae {
  color: #a331ae;
}
Background
.bg-a331ae {
  background-color: #a331ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a331ae {
  border: 2px solid #a331ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a331ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 49 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 56% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a331ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a331ae, #ae317b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a331ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 49 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.66 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.14 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.74 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.92 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.80 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.81 #5cce51 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a331ae  rgb(163, 49, 174)  hsl(295, 56%, 44%)  Purpureus
#3cae31  rgb(60, 174, 49)  hsl(115, 56%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#aea331  rgb(174, 163, 49)  hsl(55, 56%, 44%)  Brass
#31aea3  rgb(49, 174, 163)  hsl(175, 56%, 44%)  Light Sea Green