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#A63EA8

#a63ea8 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a63ea8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 24.31% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.19% cyan, 63.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 298.87°, with 46.09% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #a63ea8
  2. #40a83e

Split complementary

  1. #a63ea8
  2. #75a83e
  3. #3ea871

Analogous

  1. #713ea8
  2. #a63ea8
  3. #a83e75

Triadic

  1. #a63ea8
  2. #a8a63e
  3. #3ea8a6

Tetradic

  1. #a63ea8
  2. #a83e40
  3. #40a83e
  4. #3ea8a6

Square

  1. #a63ea8
  2. #a8713e
  3. #40a83e
  4. #3e75a8

Monochromatic

  1. #381538
  2. #6f2970
  3. #a63ea8
  4. #c66ac8
  5. #dca2dd

Shades

#a63ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a63ea8
  2. #953897
  3. #853286
  4. #742b76
  5. #642565
  6. #531f54
  7. #421943
  8. #321332
  9. #210c22
  10. #110611
  11. #000000

Tints

#a63ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a63ea8
  2. #af51b1
  3. #b865b9
  4. #c178c2
  5. #ca8bcb
  6. #d39fd4
  7. #dbb2dc
  8. #e4c5e5
  9. #edd8ee
  10. #f6ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a63ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a63ea8
  2. #a245a4
  3. #9e4ba0
  4. #9b529c
  5. #975898
  6. #935f94
  7. #8f6690
  8. #8b6c8c
  9. #887388
  10. #847984
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865b87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f61ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566fa5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab4c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7255aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5fa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a63ea8 {
  color: #a63ea8;
}
Background
.bg-a63ea8 {
  background-color: #a63ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a63ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #a63ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a63ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 62 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 46% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a63ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a63ea8, #a83e75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a63ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 62 168 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.93 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.65 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.25 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.41 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.65 #59c157 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a63ea8  rgb(166, 62, 168)  hsl(299, 46%, 45%)  Purpureus
#40a83e  rgb(64, 168, 62)  hsl(119, 46%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#a8a63e  rgb(168, 166, 62)  hsl(59, 46%, 45%)  Brass
#3ea8a6  rgb(62, 168, 166)  hsl(179, 46%, 45%)  Verdigris