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#A555BD

#a555bd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a555bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 33.33% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.7% cyan, 55.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 286.15°, with 44.07% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #a555bd
  2. #6dbd55

Split complementary

  1. #a555bd
  2. #a1bd55
  3. #55bd71

Analogous

  1. #7155bd
  2. #a555bd
  3. #bd55a1

Triadic

  1. #a555bd
  2. #bda555
  3. #55bda5

Tetradic

  1. #a555bd
  2. #bd556d
  3. #6dbd55
  4. #55bda5

Square

  1. #a555bd
  2. #bd7155
  3. #6dbd55
  4. #55a1bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b2257
  2. #7a378e
  3. #a555bd
  4. #c28cd2
  5. #dfc3e8

Shades

#a555bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a555bd
  2. #954daa
  3. #844497
  4. #743c84
  5. #633371
  6. #532b5f
  7. #42224c
  8. #321a39
  9. #211126
  10. #110913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a555bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a555bd
  2. #ae66c4
  3. #b777ca
  4. #c088d1
  5. #c999d7
  6. #d2aade
  7. #dbbbe5
  8. #e4cceb
  9. #edddf2
  10. #f6eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a555bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a555bd
  2. #a159b7
  3. #9e5eb1
  4. #9a62ab
  5. #9666a5
  6. #936b9f
  7. #8f6f98
  8. #8b7392
  9. #87778c
  10. #847c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e71c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5979ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a56581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7667bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a55f9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a555bd {
  color: #a555bd;
}
Background
.bg-a555bd {
  background-color: #a555bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a555bd {
  border: 2px solid #a555bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a555bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 85 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a555bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a555bd, #bd55a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a555bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 85 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.47 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.51 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.73 #5aaa42 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a555bd  rgb(165, 85, 189)  hsl(286, 44%, 54%)  Purpureus
#6dbd55  rgb(109, 189, 85)  hsl(106, 44%, 54%)  Mantis
#bda555  rgb(189, 165, 85)  hsl(46, 44%, 54%)  Brass
#55bda5  rgb(85, 189, 165)  hsl(166, 44%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine