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#A42EAE

#a42eae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a42eae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 18.04% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.75% cyan, 73.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 295.31°, with 58.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.129

Complementary

  1. #a42eae
  2. #38ae2e

Split complementary

  1. #a42eae
  2. #78ae2e
  3. #2eae64

Analogous

  1. #642eae
  2. #a42eae
  3. #ae2e78

Triadic

  1. #a42eae
  2. #aea42e
  3. #2eaea4

Tetradic

  1. #a42eae
  2. #ae2e38
  3. #38ae2e
  4. #2eaea4

Square

  1. #a42eae
  2. #ae642e
  3. #38ae2e
  4. #2e78ae

Monochromatic

  1. #320e35
  2. #6b1e72
  3. #a42eae
  4. #c956d2
  5. #dc93e2

Shades

#a42eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42eae
  2. #94299d
  3. #83258b
  4. #73207a
  5. #621c68
  6. #521757
  7. #421246
  8. #310e34
  9. #210923
  10. #100511
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42eae
  2. #ad43b6
  3. #b658be
  4. #bf6dc6
  5. #c882ce
  6. #d297d7
  7. #dbabdf
  8. #e4c0e7
  9. #edd5ef
  10. #f6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42eae
  2. #a036a9
  3. #9d3ea5
  4. #9947a0
  5. #964f9c
  6. #925797
  7. #8e5f92
  8. #8b678e
  9. #877089
  10. #847885
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #835488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4769ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7456c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b4db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7857ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a63d8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42eae {
  color: #a42eae;
}
Background
.bg-a42eae {
  background-color: #a42eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42eae {
  border: 2px solid #a42eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 46 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42eae, #ae2e78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 46 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.73 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.03 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.72 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.89 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 9.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.84 #5bd151 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a42eae  rgb(164, 46, 174)  hsl(295, 58%, 43%)  Purpureus
#38ae2e  rgb(56, 174, 46)  hsl(115, 58%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#aea42e  rgb(174, 164, 46)  hsl(55, 58%, 43%)  Brass
#2eaea4  rgb(46, 174, 164)  hsl(175, 58%, 43%)  Light Sea Green