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#A653B4

#a653b4 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a653b4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 32.55% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.78% cyan, 53.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 291.34°, with 39.27% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #a653b4
  2. #61b453

Split complementary

  1. #a653b4
  2. #92b453
  3. #53b476

Analogous

  1. #7653b4
  2. #a653b4
  3. #b45392

Triadic

  1. #a653b4
  2. #b4a653
  3. #53b4a6

Tetradic

  1. #a653b4
  2. #b45361
  3. #61b453
  4. #53b4a6

Square

  1. #a653b4
  2. #b47653
  3. #61b453
  4. #5392b4

Monochromatic

  1. #46214d
  2. #773982
  3. #a653b4
  4. #c288cb
  5. #ddbee2

Shades

#a653b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a653b4
  2. #954ba2
  3. #854290
  4. #743a7e
  5. #64326c
  6. #532a5a
  7. #422148
  8. #321936
  9. #211124
  10. #110812
  11. #000000

Tints

#a653b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a653b4
  2. #af64bc
  3. #b875c3
  4. #c187cb
  5. #ca98d2
  6. #d3a9da
  7. #dbbae1
  8. #e4cbe9
  9. #edddf0
  10. #f6eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a653b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a653b4
  2. #a258af
  3. #9e5caa
  4. #9b61a4
  5. #97659f
  6. #936a9a
  7. #8f6e95
  8. #8b7390
  9. #88778a
  10. #847c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6992 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #436eb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d78b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8607c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7764b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816bb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a75b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a653b4 {
  color: #a653b4;
}
Background
.bg-a653b4 {
  background-color: #a653b4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a653b4 {
  border: 2px solid #a653b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a653b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 83 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 39% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a653b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a653b4, #b45392);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a653b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 83 180 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.00 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.75 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.86 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.37 #59ac4b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a653b4  rgb(166, 83, 180)  hsl(291, 39%, 52%)  Purpureus
#61b453  rgb(97, 180, 83)  hsl(111, 39%, 52%)  Mantis
#b4a653  rgb(180, 166, 83)  hsl(51, 39%, 52%)  Brass
#53b4a6  rgb(83, 180, 166)  hsl(171, 39%, 52%)  Verdigris