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#A640A6

#a640a6 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a640a6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 25.1% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 44.35% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1453

Complementary

  1. #a640a6
  2. #40a640

Split complementary

  1. #a640a6
  2. #73a640
  3. #40a673

Analogous

  1. #7340a6
  2. #a640a6
  3. #a64073

Triadic

  1. #a640a6
  2. #a6a640
  3. #40a6a6

Tetradic

  1. #a640a6
  2. #a64040
  3. #40a640
  4. #40a6a6

Square

  1. #a640a6
  2. #a67340
  3. #40a640
  4. #4073a6

Monochromatic

  1. #381538
  2. #6f2b6f
  3. #a640a6
  4. #c66cc6
  5. #dca3dc

Shades

#a640a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a640a6
  2. #953a95
  3. #853385
  4. #742d74
  5. #642664
  6. #532053
  7. #421a42
  8. #321332
  9. #210d21
  10. #110611
  11. #000000

Tints

#a640a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a640a6
  2. #af53af
  3. #b866b8
  4. #c179c1
  5. #ca8cca
  6. #d3a0d3
  7. #dbb3db
  8. #e4c6e4
  9. #edd9ed
  10. #f6ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a640a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a640a6
  2. #a246a2
  3. #9e4d9e
  4. #9b539b
  5. #975a97
  6. #936093
  7. #8f668f
  8. #8b6d8b
  9. #887388
  10. #847a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3462a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #586fa3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab4d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7356a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f60a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a94888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a640a6 {
  color: #a640a6;
}
Background
.bg-a640a6 {
  background-color: #a640a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a640a6 {
  border: 2px solid #a640a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a640a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 64 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 44% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a640a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a640a6, #a64073);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a640a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 64 166 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.91 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.67 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.15 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.35 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 10.90 #59bf59 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a640a6  rgb(166, 64, 166)  hsl(300, 44%, 45%)  Purpureus
#40a640  rgb(64, 166, 64)  hsl(120, 44%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#a6a640  rgb(166, 166, 64)  hsl(60, 44%, 45%)  Brass
#40a6a6  rgb(64, 166, 166)  hsl(180, 44%, 45%)  Verdigris