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#A60FAA

#a60faa ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a60faa is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 5.88% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.35% cyan, 91.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 298.45°, with 83.78% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 6.73.

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Web safe#990099
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Relative luminance0.1135

Complementary

  1. #a60faa
  2. #13aa0f

Split complementary

  1. #a60faa
  2. #60aa0f
  3. #0faa58

Analogous

  1. #580faa
  2. #a60faa
  3. #aa0f60

Triadic

  1. #a60faa
  2. #aaa60f
  3. #0faaa6

Tetradic

  1. #a60faa
  2. #aa0f13
  3. #13aa0f
  4. #0faaa6

Square

  1. #a60faa
  2. #aa580f
  3. #13aa0f
  4. #0f60aa

Monochromatic

  1. #1d031d
  2. #610964
  3. #a60faa
  4. #e51beb
  5. #ed61f1

Shades

#a60faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a60faa
  2. #950e99
  3. #850c88
  4. #740b77
  5. #640966
  6. #530855
  7. #420644
  8. #320533
  9. #210322
  10. #110211
  11. #000000

Tints

#a60faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a60faa
  2. #af27b3
  3. #b83fbb
  4. #c157c4
  5. #ca6fcc
  6. #d387d5
  7. #db9fdd
  8. #e4b7e6
  9. #edcfee
  10. #f6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a60faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a60faa
  2. #a21aa6
  3. #9e26a2
  4. #9b319d
  5. #973c99
  6. #934895
  7. #8f5391
  8. #8b5e8d
  9. #886988
  10. #847584
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4165a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab3464 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6942ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7750a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a92986 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a60faa {
  color: #a60faa;
}
Background
.bg-a60faa {
  background-color: #a60faa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a60faa {
  border: 2px solid #a60faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a60faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 15 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 84% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a60faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a60faa, #aa0f60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a60faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 15 170 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 6.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.63 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.49 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.13 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.86 #59f055 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a60faa  rgb(166, 15, 170)  hsl(298, 84%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#13aa0f  rgb(19, 170, 15)  hsl(118, 84%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#aaa60f  rgb(170, 166, 15)  hsl(58, 84%, 36%)  Brass
#0faaa6  rgb(15, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 84%, 36%)  Light Sea Green