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#A452BB

#a452bb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a452bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 32.16% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.3% cyan, 56.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.86°, with 43.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 2.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1751

Complementary

  1. #a452bb
  2. #69bb52

Split complementary

  1. #a452bb
  2. #9ebb52
  3. #52bb70

Analogous

  1. #7052bb
  2. #a452bb
  3. #bb529e

Triadic

  1. #a452bb
  2. #bba452
  3. #52bba4

Tetradic

  1. #a452bb
  2. #bb5269
  3. #69bb52
  4. #52bba4

Square

  1. #a452bb
  2. #bb7052
  3. #69bb52
  4. #529ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #482153
  2. #78368a
  3. #a452bb
  4. #c189d1
  5. #dec0e6

Shades

#a452bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a452bb
  2. #944aa8
  3. #834296
  4. #733983
  5. #623170
  6. #52295e
  7. #42214b
  8. #311938
  9. #211025
  10. #100813
  11. #000000

Tints

#a452bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a452bb
  2. #ad63c2
  3. #b675c9
  4. #bf86cf
  5. #c897d6
  6. #d2a9dd
  7. #dbbae4
  8. #e4cbeb
  9. #eddcf1
  10. #f6eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a452bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a452bb
  2. #a057b5
  3. #9d5baf
  4. #9960a9
  5. #9664a3
  6. #92699e
  7. #8e6e98
  8. #8b7292
  9. #87778c
  10. #847b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b6fbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5777b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4627f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7464bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a45c9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a452bb {
  color: #a452bb;
}
Background
.bg-a452bb {
  background-color: #a452bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a452bb {
  border: 2px solid #a452bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a452bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 82 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a452bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a452bb, #bb529e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a452bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 82 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 2.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.39 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.49 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.85 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.73 #5bad44 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a452bb  rgb(164, 82, 187)  hsl(287, 44%, 53%)  Purpureus
#69bb52  rgb(105, 187, 82)  hsl(107, 44%, 53%)  Mantis
#bba452  rgb(187, 164, 82)  hsl(47, 44%, 53%)  Brass
#52bba4  rgb(82, 187, 164)  hsl(167, 44%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine