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#A554BB

#a554bb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a554bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 32.94% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 55.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 287.18°, with 43.1% saturation and 53.14% 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 3.35.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #a554bb
  2. #6abb54

Split complementary

  1. #a554bb
  2. #9ebb54
  3. #54bb71

Analogous

  1. #7154bb
  2. #a554bb
  3. #bb549e

Triadic

  1. #a554bb
  2. #bba554
  3. #54bba5

Tetradic

  1. #a554bb
  2. #bb546a
  3. #6abb54
  4. #54bba5

Square

  1. #a554bb
  2. #bb7154
  3. #6abb54
  4. #549ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #4a2254
  2. #79378b
  3. #a554bb
  4. #c28bd1
  5. #dfc1e7

Shades

#a554bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a554bb
  2. #954ca8
  3. #844396
  4. #743b83
  5. #633270
  6. #532a5e
  7. #42224b
  8. #321938
  9. #211125
  10. #110813
  11. #000000

Tints

#a554bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a554bb
  2. #ae65c2
  3. #b776c9
  4. #c087cf
  5. #c998d6
  6. #d2aadd
  7. #dbbbe4
  8. #e4cceb
  9. #edddf1
  10. #f6eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a554bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a554bb
  2. #a158b5
  3. #9e5daf
  4. #9a61a9
  5. #9666a3
  6. #936a9e
  7. #8f6e98
  8. #8b7392
  9. #87778c
  10. #847c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e70be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a78b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a56480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7666bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a55e9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a554bb {
  color: #a554bb;
}
Background
.bg-a554bb {
  background-color: #a554bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a554bb {
  border: 2px solid #a554bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a554bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 84 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a554bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a554bb, #bb549e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a554bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 84 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.41 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.88 #5aab44 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a554bb  rgb(165, 84, 187)  hsl(287, 43%, 53%)  Purpureus
#6abb54  rgb(106, 187, 84)  hsl(107, 43%, 53%)  Mantis
#bba554  rgb(187, 165, 84)  hsl(47, 43%, 53%)  Brass
#54bba5  rgb(84, 187, 165)  hsl(167, 43%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine