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#A56C9B

#a56c9b ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a56c9b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 42.35% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.55% magenta, 6.06% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 310.53°, with 24.05% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 8.6.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.2109

Complementary

  1. #a56c9b
  2. #6ca576

Split complementary

  1. #a56c9b
  2. #7ea56c
  3. #6ca593

Analogous

  1. #936ca5
  2. #a56c9b
  3. #a56c7e

Triadic

  1. #a56c9b
  2. #9ba56c
  3. #6c9ba5

Tetradic

  1. #a56c9b
  2. #a5766c
  3. #6ca576
  4. #6c9ba5

Square

  1. #a56c9b
  2. #a5936c
  3. #6ca576
  4. #6c7ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #4a2e45
  2. #7a4b72
  3. #a56c9b
  4. #c29bbb
  5. #dfcbdc

Shades

#a56c9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a56c9b
  2. #95618c
  3. #84567c
  4. #744c6d
  5. #63415d
  6. #53364e
  7. #422b3e
  8. #32202f
  9. #21161f
  10. #110b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#a56c9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a56c9b
  2. #ae7ba5
  3. #b789af
  4. #c098b9
  5. #c9a7c3
  6. #d2b6cd
  7. #dbc4d7
  8. #e4d3e1
  9. #ede2eb
  10. #f6f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a56c9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a56c9b
  2. #a16e98
  3. #9e7096
  4. #9a7293
  5. #967490
  6. #93768e
  7. #8f788b
  8. #8b7a88
  9. #877c85
  10. #847e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90788b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b7a9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #798299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa6f7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86749c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7a9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a86e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a56c9b {
  color: #a56c9b;
}
Background
.bg-a56c9b {
  background-color: #a56c9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a56c9b {
  border: 2px solid #a56c9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a56c9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 108 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 24% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a56c9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a56c9b, #a56c7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a56c9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 108 155 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.60 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.99 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.10 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.87 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 11.89 #5a9364 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#a56c9b  rgb(165, 108, 155)  hsl(311, 24%, 54%)  Sky Magenta
#6ca576  rgb(108, 165, 118)  hsl(131, 24%, 54%)  Asparagus
#9ba56c  rgb(155, 165, 108)  hsl(71, 24%, 54%)  Moss Green
#6c9ba5  rgb(108, 155, 165)  hsl(191, 24%, 54%)  Cadet Blue