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#A646BD

#a646bd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a646bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 27.45% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.17% cyan, 62.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 288.4°, with 47.41% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1616

Complementary

  1. #a646bd
  2. #5dbd46

Split complementary

  1. #a646bd
  2. #98bd46
  3. #46bd6a

Analogous

  1. #6a46bd
  2. #a646bd
  3. #bd4698

Triadic

  1. #a646bd
  2. #bda646
  3. #46bda6

Tetradic

  1. #a646bd
  2. #bd465d
  3. #5dbd46
  4. #46bda6

Square

  1. #a646bd
  2. #bd6a46
  3. #5dbd46
  4. #4698bd

Monochromatic

  1. #441c4e
  2. #763086
  3. #a646bd
  4. #c17ed1
  5. #dcb7e5

Shades

#a646bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a646bd
  2. #953faa
  3. #853897
  4. #743184
  5. #642a71
  6. #53235f
  7. #421c4c
  8. #321539
  9. #210e26
  10. #110713
  11. #000000

Tints

#a646bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a646bd
  2. #af59c4
  3. #b86bca
  4. #c17ed1
  5. #ca90d7
  6. #d3a3de
  7. #dbb5e5
  8. #e4c8eb
  9. #eddaf2
  10. #f6edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a646bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a646bd
  2. #a24cb7
  3. #9e52b1
  4. #9b57ab
  5. #975da5
  6. #93639f
  7. #8f6998
  8. #8b6f92
  9. #88748c
  10. #847a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2569c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e73ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a65a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b64bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6539a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a646bd {
  color: #a646bd;
}
Background
.bg-a646bd {
  background-color: #a646bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a646bd {
  border: 2px solid #a646bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a646bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 70 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a646bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a646bd, #bd4698);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a646bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 70 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.45 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.79 #59b942 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a646bd  rgb(166, 70, 189)  hsl(288, 47%, 51%)  Purpureus
#5dbd46  rgb(93, 189, 70)  hsl(108, 47%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#bda646  rgb(189, 166, 70)  hsl(48, 47%, 51%)  Brass
#46bda6  rgb(70, 189, 166)  hsl(168, 47%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine