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#A40EA5

#a40ea5 ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a40ea5 is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 5.49% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.61% cyan, 91.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 299.6°, with 84.36% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1092

Complementary

  1. #a40ea5
  2. #0fa50e

Split complementary

  1. #a40ea5
  2. #5ba50e
  3. #0ea558

Analogous

  1. #580ea5
  2. #a40ea5
  3. #a50e5b

Triadic

  1. #a40ea5
  2. #a5a40e
  3. #0ea5a4

Tetradic

  1. #a40ea5
  2. #a50e0f
  3. #0fa50e
  4. #0ea5a4

Square

  1. #a40ea5
  2. #a5580e
  3. #0fa50e
  4. #0e5ba5

Monochromatic

  1. #180218
  2. #5e085e
  3. #a40ea5
  4. #ea14eb
  5. #f05bf1

Shades

#a40ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40ea5
  2. #940d95
  3. #830b84
  4. #730a74
  5. #620863
  6. #520753
  7. #420642
  8. #310432
  9. #210321
  10. #100111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40ea5
  2. #ad26ae
  3. #b63eb7
  4. #bf56c0
  5. #c86ec9
  6. #d287d2
  7. #db9fdb
  8. #e4b7e4
  9. #edcfed
  10. #f6e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40ea5
  2. #a019a1
  3. #9d259e
  4. #99309a
  5. #963c96
  6. #924793
  7. #8e528f
  8. #8b5e8b
  9. #876987
  10. #847584
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4980 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4263a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a93161 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6840a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #764ea3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a72782 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40ea5 {
  color: #a40ea5;
}
Background
.bg-a40ea5 {
  background-color: #a40ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #a40ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 14 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40ea5, #a50e5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 14 165 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 5.99 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 6.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.14 #800080 Purple ΔE 8.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.83 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.49 #5bf15a Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a40ea5  rgb(164, 14, 165)  hsl(300, 84%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#0fa50e  rgb(15, 165, 14)  hsl(120, 84%, 35%)  Islamic Green
#a5a40e  rgb(165, 164, 14)  hsl(60, 84%, 35%)  Brass
#0ea5a4  rgb(14, 165, 164)  hsl(180, 84%, 35%)  Light Sea Green