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#A451C4

#a451c4 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a451c4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 31.76% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.33% cyan, 58.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 283.3°, with 49.36% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1776

Complementary

  1. #a451c4
  2. #71c451

Split complementary

  1. #a451c4
  2. #abc451
  3. #51c46a

Analogous

  1. #6a51c4
  2. #a451c4
  3. #c451ab

Triadic

  1. #a451c4
  2. #c4a451
  3. #51c4a4

Tetradic

  1. #a451c4
  2. #c45171
  3. #71c451
  4. #51c4a4

Square

  1. #a451c4
  2. #c46a51
  3. #71c451
  4. #51abc4

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1f5d
  2. #7a3396
  3. #a451c4
  4. #c28ad7
  5. #e0c3eb

Shades

#a451c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a451c4
  2. #9449b0
  3. #83419d
  4. #733989
  5. #623176
  6. #522962
  7. #42204e
  8. #31183b
  9. #211027
  10. #100814
  11. #000000

Tints

#a451c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a451c4
  2. #ad62ca
  3. #b674d0
  4. #bf85d6
  5. #c897dc
  6. #d2a8e2
  7. #dbb9e7
  8. #e4cbed
  9. #eddcf3
  10. #f6eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a451c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a451c4
  2. #a056bd
  3. #9d5ab6
  4. #995fb0
  5. #9664a9
  6. #9269a2
  7. #8e6d9b
  8. #8b7294
  9. #87778e
  10. #847b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a689b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3070c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5177c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a26583 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7165c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6ac2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a35da1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a451c4 {
  color: #a451c4;
}
Background
.bg-a451c4 {
  background-color: #a451c4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a451c4 {
  border: 2px solid #a451c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a451c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 81 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 49% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a451c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a451c4, #c451ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a451c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 81 196 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.07 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.91 #5bae3b Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a451c4  rgb(164, 81, 196)  hsl(283, 49%, 54%)  Purpureus
#71c451  rgb(113, 196, 81)  hsl(103, 49%, 54%)  Mantis
#c4a451  rgb(196, 164, 81)  hsl(43, 49%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#51c4a4  rgb(81, 196, 164)  hsl(163, 49%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine