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#A577FA

#a577fa ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a577fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 46.67% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34% cyan, 52.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 261.07°, with 92.91% saturation and 72.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.281

Complementary

  1. #a577fa
  2. #ccfa77

Split complementary

  1. #a577fa
  2. #fae777
  3. #8afa77

Analogous

  1. #778afa
  2. #a577fa
  3. #e777fa

Triadic

  1. #a577fa
  2. #faa577
  3. #77faa5

Tetradic

  1. #a577fa
  2. #fa77cc
  3. #ccfa77
  4. #77faa5

Square

  1. #a577fa
  2. #fa778a
  3. #ccfa77
  4. #77fae7

Monochromatic

  1. #4e08d0
  2. #742df7
  3. #a577fa
  4. #d6c1fd
  5. #f2ebfe

Shades

#a577fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a577fa
  2. #956be1
  3. #845fc8
  4. #7453af
  5. #634796
  6. #533c7d
  7. #423064
  8. #32244b
  9. #211832
  10. #110c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#a577fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a577fa
  2. #ae85fb
  3. #b792fb
  4. #c0a0fc
  5. #c9adfc
  6. #d2bbfd
  7. #dbc9fd
  8. #e4d6fe
  9. #ede4fe
  10. #f6f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a577fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a577fa
  2. #a178ee
  3. #9e79e2
  4. #9a7ad5
  5. #967bc9
  6. #937cbd
  7. #8f7cb1
  8. #8b7da5
  9. #877e98
  10. #847f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9987c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4391fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f8ff7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9291ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7787fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b86f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a87d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a577fa {
  color: #a577fa;
}
Background
.bg-a577fa {
  background-color: #a577fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a577fa {
  border: 2px solid #a577fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a577fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 119 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 93% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a577fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a577fa, #e777fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a577fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 119 250 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.45 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.08 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.82 #5a8805 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a577fa  rgb(165, 119, 250)  hsl(261, 93%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#ccfa77  rgb(204, 250, 119)  hsl(81, 93%, 72%)  Inchworm
#faa577  rgb(250, 165, 119)  hsl(21, 93%, 72%)  Light Salmon
#77faa5  rgb(119, 250, 165)  hsl(141, 93%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green