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#A63CAA

#a63caa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a63caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 23.53% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.35% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 297.82°, with 47.83% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.1424

Complementary

  1. #a63caa
  2. #40aa3c

Split complementary

  1. #a63caa
  2. #77aa3c
  3. #3caa6f

Analogous

  1. #6f3caa
  2. #a63caa
  3. #aa3c77

Triadic

  1. #a63caa
  2. #aaa63c
  3. #3caaa6

Tetradic

  1. #a63caa
  2. #aa3c40
  3. #40aa3c
  4. #3caaa6

Square

  1. #a63caa
  2. #aa6f3c
  3. #40aa3c
  4. #3c77aa

Monochromatic

  1. #381439
  2. #6f2871
  3. #a63caa
  4. #c669ca
  5. #dca1de

Shades

#a63caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a63caa
  2. #953699
  3. #853088
  4. #742a77
  5. #642466
  6. #531e55
  7. #421844
  8. #321233
  9. #210c22
  10. #110611
  11. #000000

Tints

#a63caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a63caa
  2. #af50b3
  3. #b863bb
  4. #c177c4
  5. #ca8acc
  6. #d39ed5
  7. #dbb1dd
  8. #e4c5e6
  9. #edd8ee
  10. #f6ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a63caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a63caa
  2. #a243a6
  3. #9e4aa2
  4. #9b509d
  5. #975799
  6. #935e95
  7. #8f6591
  8. #8b6c8d
  9. #887288
  10. #847984
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865b88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a61ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536ea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa4c6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7154ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9468a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a63caa {
  color: #a63caa;
}
Background
.bg-a63caa {
  background-color: #a63caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a63caa {
  border: 2px solid #a63caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a63caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 60 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 48% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a63caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a63caa, #aa3c77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a63caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 60 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.21 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.65 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.29 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.43 #59c355 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a63caa  rgb(166, 60, 170)  hsl(298, 48%, 45%)  Purpureus
#40aa3c  rgb(64, 170, 60)  hsl(118, 48%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#aaa63c  rgb(170, 166, 60)  hsl(58, 48%, 45%)  Brass
#3caaa6  rgb(60, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 48%, 45%)  Verdigris