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#A548BA

#a548ba ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a548ba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 28.24% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.29% cyan, 61.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 288.95°, with 45.24% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #a548ba
  2. #5dba48

Split complementary

  1. #a548ba
  2. #96ba48
  3. #48ba6c

Analogous

  1. #6c48ba
  2. #a548ba
  3. #ba4896

Triadic

  1. #a548ba
  2. #baa548
  3. #48baa5

Tetradic

  1. #a548ba
  2. #ba485d
  3. #5dba48
  4. #48baa5

Square

  1. #a548ba
  2. #ba6c48
  3. #5dba48
  4. #4896ba

Monochromatic

  1. #441d4c
  2. #753284
  3. #a548ba
  4. #c080cf
  5. #dcb7e4

Shades

#a548ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a548ba
  2. #9541a7
  3. #843a95
  4. #743282
  5. #632b70
  6. #53245d
  7. #421d4a
  8. #321638
  9. #210e25
  10. #110713
  11. #000000

Tints

#a548ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a548ba
  2. #ae5ac1
  3. #b76dc8
  4. #c07fcf
  5. #c991d6
  6. #d2a4dd
  7. #dbb6e3
  8. #e4c8ea
  9. #eddaf1
  10. #f6edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a548ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a548ba
  2. #a14eb4
  3. #9e53ae
  4. #9a59a9
  5. #965ea3
  6. #93649d
  7. #8f6a97
  8. #8b6f91
  9. #87758c
  10. #847a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #886293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c6abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5173b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b65b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a55498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a548ba {
  color: #a548ba;
}
Background
.bg-a548ba {
  background-color: #a548ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a548ba {
  border: 2px solid #a548ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a548ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 72 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a548ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a548ba, #ba4896);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a548ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 72 186 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 2.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.34 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.91 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.16 #5ab745 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a548ba  rgb(165, 72, 186)  hsl(289, 45%, 51%)  Purpureus
#5dba48  rgb(93, 186, 72)  hsl(109, 45%, 51%)  Mantis
#baa548  rgb(186, 165, 72)  hsl(49, 45%, 51%)  Brass
#48baa5  rgb(72, 186, 165)  hsl(169, 45%, 51%)  Light Sea Green