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#A577EE

#a577ee ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a577ee is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 46.67% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.67% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 263.19°, with 77.78% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2737

Complementary

  1. #a577ee
  2. #c0ee77

Split complementary

  1. #a577ee
  2. #eee077
  3. #85ee77

Analogous

  1. #7785ee
  2. #a577ee
  3. #e077ee

Triadic

  1. #a577ee
  2. #eea577
  3. #77eea5

Tetradic

  1. #a577ee
  2. #ee77c0
  3. #c0ee77
  4. #77eea5

Square

  1. #a577ee
  2. #ee7785
  3. #c0ee77
  4. #77eee0

Monochromatic

  1. #5417b5
  2. #7833e6
  3. #a577ee
  4. #d2bbf7
  5. #f3edfd

Shades

#a577ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a577ee
  2. #956bd6
  3. #845fbe
  4. #7453a7
  5. #63478f
  6. #533c77
  7. #42305f
  8. #322447
  9. #211830
  10. #110c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a577ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a577ee
  2. #ae85f0
  3. #b792f1
  4. #c0a0f3
  5. #c9adf5
  6. #d2bbf7
  7. #dbc9f8
  8. #e4d6fa
  9. #ede4fc
  10. #f6f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a577ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a577ee
  2. #a178e3
  3. #9e79d8
  4. #9a7acd
  5. #967bc2
  6. #937cb7
  7. #8f7cac
  8. #8b7da1
  9. #877e96
  10. #847f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9886bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e8ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a8eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #968da8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a86f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f85ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c85c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a577ee {
  color: #a577ee;
}
Background
.bg-a577ee {
  background-color: #a577ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a577ee {
  border: 2px solid #a577ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a577ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 119 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 78% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a577ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a577ee, #e077ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a577ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 119 238 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.38 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.67 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.09 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.10 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.11 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.15 #5a8811 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a577ee  rgb(165, 119, 238)  hsl(263, 78%, 70%)  Medium Purple
#c0ee77  rgb(192, 238, 119)  hsl(83, 78%, 70%)  Inchworm
#eea577  rgb(238, 165, 119)  hsl(23, 78%, 70%)  Tumbleweed
#77eea5  rgb(119, 238, 165)  hsl(143, 78%, 70%)  Light Green