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#A446C4

#a446c4 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a446c4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 27.45% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.33% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 284.76°, with 51.64% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1626

Complementary

  1. #a446c4
  2. #66c446

Split complementary

  1. #a446c4
  2. #a5c446
  3. #46c465

Analogous

  1. #6546c4
  2. #a446c4
  3. #c446a5

Triadic

  1. #a446c4
  2. #c4a446
  3. #46c4a4

Tetradic

  1. #a446c4
  2. #c44666
  3. #66c446
  4. #46c4a4

Square

  1. #a446c4
  2. #c46546
  3. #66c446
  4. #46a5c4

Monochromatic

  1. #471b56
  2. #772e90
  3. #a446c4
  4. #c180d7
  5. #ddbae9

Shades

#a446c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a446c4
  2. #943fb0
  3. #83389d
  4. #733189
  5. #622a76
  6. #522362
  7. #421c4e
  8. #31153b
  9. #210e27
  10. #100714
  11. #000000

Tints

#a446c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a446c4
  2. #ad59ca
  3. #b66bd0
  4. #bf7ed6
  5. #c890dc
  6. #d2a3e2
  7. #dbb5e7
  8. #e4c8ed
  9. #eddaf3
  10. #f6edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a446c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a446c4
  2. #a04cbd
  3. #9d52b6
  4. #9957b0
  5. #965da9
  6. #9263a2
  7. #8e699b
  8. #8b6f94
  9. #87748e
  10. #847a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #886299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #166ac8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4773c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a25d7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5ec6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7864c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3559f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a446c4 {
  color: #a446c4;
}
Background
.bg-a446c4 {
  background-color: #a446c4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a446c4 {
  border: 2px solid #a446c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a446c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 70 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 52% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a446c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a446c4, #c446a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a446c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 70 196 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.73 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.05 #5bb93b Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a446c4  rgb(164, 70, 196)  hsl(285, 52%, 52%)  Purpureus
#66c446  rgb(102, 196, 70)  hsl(105, 52%, 52%)  Mantis
#c4a446  rgb(196, 164, 70)  hsl(45, 52%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#46c4a4  rgb(70, 196, 164)  hsl(165, 52%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine