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#A6549A

#a6549a ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a6549a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 32.94% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.4% magenta, 7.23% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 308.78°, with 32.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #a6549a
  2. #54a660

Split complementary

  1. #a6549a
  2. #71a654
  3. #54a689

Analogous

  1. #8954a6
  2. #a6549a
  3. #a65471

Triadic

  1. #a6549a
  2. #9aa654
  3. #549aa6

Tetradic

  1. #a6549a
  2. #a66054
  3. #54a660
  4. #549aa6

Square

  1. #a6549a
  2. #a68954
  3. #54a660
  4. #5471a6

Monochromatic

  1. #40213c
  2. #733a6b
  3. #a6549a
  4. #c185b9
  5. #dbb8d6

Shades

#a6549a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6549a
  2. #954c8b
  3. #85437b
  4. #743b6c
  5. #64325c
  6. #532a4d
  7. #42223e
  8. #32192e
  9. #21111f
  10. #11080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6549a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6549a
  2. #af65a4
  3. #b876ae
  4. #c187b8
  5. #ca98c2
  6. #d3aacd
  7. #dbbbd7
  8. #e4cce1
  9. #edddeb
  10. #f6eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6549a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6549a
  2. #a25897
  3. #9e5d95
  4. #9b6192
  5. #976690
  6. #936a8d
  7. #8f6e8a
  8. #8b7388
  9. #887785
  10. #847c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #526a9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac5970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d629b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866a99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa5783 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6549a {
  color: #a6549a;
}
Background
.bg-a6549a {
  background-color: #a6549a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a6549a {
  border: 2px solid #a6549a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6549a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 84 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 33% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6549a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6549a, #a65471);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6549a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 84 154 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.46 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.90 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.03 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.44 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.77 #59ab65 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a6549a  rgb(166, 84, 154)  hsl(309, 33%, 49%)  Purpureus
#54a660  rgb(84, 166, 96)  hsl(129, 33%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#9aa654  rgb(154, 166, 84)  hsl(69, 33%, 49%)  Moss Green
#549aa6  rgb(84, 154, 166)  hsl(189, 33%, 49%)  Cadet Blue