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#A45AA6

#a45aa6 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a45aa6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 35.29% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.2% cyan, 45.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 298.42°, with 29.92% saturation and 50.2% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #a45aa6
  2. #5ca65a

Split complementary

  1. #a45aa6
  2. #82a65a
  3. #5aa67e

Analogous

  1. #7e5aa6
  2. #a45aa6
  3. #a65a82

Triadic

  1. #a45aa6
  2. #a6a45a
  3. #5aa6a4

Tetradic

  1. #a45aa6
  2. #a65a5c
  3. #5ca65a
  4. #5aa6a4

Square

  1. #a45aa6
  2. #a67e5a
  3. #5ca65a
  4. #5a82a6

Monochromatic

  1. #422443
  2. #733f75
  3. #a45aa6
  4. #bf8cc1
  5. #dbbddc

Shades

#a45aa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a45aa6
  2. #945195
  3. #834885
  4. #733f74
  5. #623664
  6. #522d53
  7. #422442
  8. #311b32
  9. #211221
  10. #100911
  11. #000000

Tints

#a45aa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a45aa6
  2. #ad6baf
  3. #b67bb8
  4. #bf8cc1
  5. #c89cca
  6. #d2add3
  7. #dbbddb
  8. #e4cee4
  9. #eddeed
  10. #f6eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a45aa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a45aa6
  2. #a05ea2
  3. #9d629e
  4. #99659b
  5. #966997
  6. #926d93
  7. #8e718f
  8. #8b758b
  9. #877888
  10. #847c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5370a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6879a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c68a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846ea5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a65f8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a45aa6 {
  color: #a45aa6;
}
Background
.bg-a45aa6 {
  background-color: #a45aa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a45aa6 {
  border: 2px solid #a45aa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a45aa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 90 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 30% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a45aa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a45aa6, #a65a82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a45aa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 90 166 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.24 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.93 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.13 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.24 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.92 #5ba559 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a45aa6  rgb(164, 90, 166)  hsl(298, 30%, 50%)  Purpureus
#5ca65a  rgb(92, 166, 90)  hsl(118, 30%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#a6a45a  rgb(166, 164, 90)  hsl(58, 30%, 50%)  Dark Khaki
#5aa6a4  rgb(90, 166, 164)  hsl(178, 30%, 50%)  Cadet Blue