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#A64CAA

#a64caa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a64caa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 29.8% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.35% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 297.45°, with 38.21% saturation and 48.24% 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 2.9.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1618

Complementary

  1. #a64caa
  2. #50aa4c

Split complementary

  1. #a64caa
  2. #7faa4c
  3. #4caa77

Analogous

  1. #774caa
  2. #a64caa
  3. #aa4c7f

Triadic

  1. #a64caa
  2. #aaa64c
  3. #4caaa6

Tetradic

  1. #a64caa
  2. #aa4c50
  3. #50aa4c
  4. #4caaa6

Square

  1. #a64caa
  2. #aa774c
  3. #50aa4c
  4. #4c7faa

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1d40
  2. #723475
  3. #a64caa
  4. #c27dc5
  5. #dbb2dd

Shades

#a64caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a64caa
  2. #954499
  3. #853d88
  4. #743577
  5. #642e66
  6. #532655
  7. #421e44
  8. #321733
  9. #210f22
  10. #110811
  11. #000000

Tints

#a64caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a64caa
  2. #af5eb3
  3. #b870bb
  4. #c182c4
  5. #ca94cc
  6. #d3a6d5
  7. #dbb7dd
  8. #e4c9e6
  9. #eddbee
  10. #f6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a64caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a64caa
  2. #a251a6
  3. #9e56a2
  4. #9b5c9d
  5. #976199
  6. #936695
  7. #8f6b91
  8. #8b708d
  9. #887688
  10. #847b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89638b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4069ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d74a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa5874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #775eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8166a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8538d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a64caa {
  color: #a64caa;
}
Background
.bg-a64caa {
  background-color: #a64caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a64caa {
  border: 2px solid #a64caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a64caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 76 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 38% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a64caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a64caa, #aa4c7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a64caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 76 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 2.90 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.68 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.02 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.00 #59b355 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a64caa  rgb(166, 76, 170)  hsl(297, 38%, 48%)  Purpureus
#50aa4c  rgb(80, 170, 76)  hsl(117, 38%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green
#aaa64c  rgb(170, 166, 76)  hsl(57, 38%, 48%)  Brass
#4caaa6  rgb(76, 170, 166)  hsl(177, 38%, 48%)  Verdigris