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#A65EA3

#a65ea3 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a65ea3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 36.86% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.37% magenta, 1.81% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 302.5°, with 28.8% saturation and 50.98% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1876

Complementary

  1. #a65ea3
  2. #5ea661

Split complementary

  1. #a65ea3
  2. #7fa65e
  3. #5ea685

Analogous

  1. #855ea6
  2. #a65ea3
  3. #a65e7f

Triadic

  1. #a65ea3
  2. #a3a65e
  3. #5ea3a6

Tetradic

  1. #a65ea3
  2. #a6615e
  3. #5ea661
  4. #5ea3a6

Square

  1. #a65ea3
  2. #a6855e
  3. #5ea661
  4. #5e7fa6

Monochromatic

  1. #452644
  2. #764174
  3. #a65ea3
  4. #c18fbf
  5. #dcc1db

Shades

#a65ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a65ea3
  2. #955593
  3. #854b82
  4. #744272
  5. #643862
  6. #532f52
  7. #422641
  8. #321c31
  9. #211321
  10. #110910
  11. #000000

Tints

#a65ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a65ea3
  2. #af6eac
  3. #b87eb5
  4. #c18ebf
  5. #ca9ec8
  6. #d3afd1
  7. #dbbfda
  8. #e4cfe3
  9. #eddfed
  10. #f6eff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a65ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a65ea3
  2. #a261a0
  3. #9e659c
  4. #9b6899
  5. #976c95
  6. #936f92
  7. #8f728e
  8. #8b768b
  9. #887987
  10. #847d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5972a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7ba1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab6479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6ba4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8871a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9628c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a65ea3 {
  color: #a65ea3;
}
Background
.bg-a65ea3 {
  background-color: #a65ea3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a65ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #a65ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a65ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 94 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 29% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a65ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a65ea3, #a65e7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a65ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 94 163 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.03 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.34 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.71 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.81 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.37 #59a15c Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a65ea3  rgb(166, 94, 163)  hsl(303, 29%, 51%)  Purpureus
#5ea661  rgb(94, 166, 97)  hsl(123, 29%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#a3a65e  rgb(163, 166, 94)  hsl(63, 29%, 51%)  Dark Khaki
#5ea3a6  rgb(94, 163, 166)  hsl(183, 29%, 51%)  Cadet Blue