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#A609AA

#a609aa ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a609aa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 3.53% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.35% cyan, 94.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 298.51°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 6.59.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.112

Complementary

  1. #a609aa
  2. #0daa09

Split complementary

  1. #a609aa
  2. #5eaa09
  3. #09aa56

Analogous

  1. #5609aa
  2. #a609aa
  3. #aa095e

Triadic

  1. #a609aa
  2. #aaa609
  3. #09aaa6

Tetradic

  1. #a609aa
  2. #aa090d
  3. #0daa09
  4. #09aaa6

Square

  1. #a609aa
  2. #aa5609
  3. #0daa09
  4. #095eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #180119
  2. #5f0561
  3. #a609aa
  4. #ed0df2
  5. #f256f6

Shades

#a609aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a609aa
  2. #950899
  3. #850788
  4. #740677
  5. #640566
  6. #530555
  7. #420444
  8. #320333
  9. #210222
  10. #110111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a609aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a609aa
  2. #af22b3
  3. #b83abb
  4. #c153c4
  5. #ca6bcc
  6. #d384d5
  7. #db9ddd
  8. #e4b5e6
  9. #edceee
  10. #f6e6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a609aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a609aa
  2. #a215a6
  3. #9e21a2
  4. #9b2d9d
  5. #973999
  6. #934595
  7. #8f5091
  8. #8b5c8d
  9. #886888
  10. #847484
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814a83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4064a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab3263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6841ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #774fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a92785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a609aa {
  color: #a609aa;
}
Background
.bg-a609aa {
  background-color: #a609aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a609aa {
  border: 2px solid #a609aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a609aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 9 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a609aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a609aa, #aa095e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a609aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 9 170 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.09 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.74 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.00 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.03 #59f655 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a609aa  rgb(166, 9, 170)  hsl(299, 90%, 35%)  Dark Magenta
#0daa09  rgb(13, 170, 9)  hsl(119, 90%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#aaa609  rgb(170, 166, 9)  hsl(59, 90%, 35%)  Brass
#09aaa6  rgb(9, 170, 166)  hsl(179, 90%, 35%)  Light Sea Green