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#A73C8A

#a73c8a ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a73c8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 23.53% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.07% magenta, 17.37% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 316.26°, with 47.14% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #a73c8a
  2. #3ca759

Split complementary

  1. #a73c8a
  2. #55a73c
  3. #3ca78e

Analogous

  1. #8e3ca7
  2. #a73c8a
  3. #a73c55

Triadic

  1. #a73c8a
  2. #8aa73c
  3. #3c8aa7

Tetradic

  1. #a73c8a
  2. #a7593c
  3. #3ca759
  4. #3c8aa7

Square

  1. #a73c8a
  2. #a78e3c
  3. #3ca759
  4. #3c55a7

Monochromatic

  1. #36142d
  2. #6f285b
  3. #a73c8a
  4. #c867ae
  5. #dd9fcc

Shades

#a73c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a73c8a
  2. #96367c
  3. #86306e
  4. #752a61
  5. #642453
  6. #541e45
  7. #431837
  8. #321229
  9. #210c1c
  10. #11060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a73c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a73c8a
  2. #b05096
  3. #b963a1
  4. #c177ad
  5. #ca8ab9
  6. #d39ec5
  7. #dcb1d0
  8. #e5c5dc
  9. #edd8e8
  10. #f6ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a73c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a73c8a
  2. #a34389
  3. #9f4a88
  4. #9b5087
  5. #975786
  6. #945e85
  7. #906584
  8. #8c6c83
  9. #887282
  10. #847981
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855876 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #425b8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626c87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b03f5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78508b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835d88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad3e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a73c8a {
  color: #a73c8a;
}
Background
.bg-a73c8a {
  background-color: #a73c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a73c8a {
  border: 2px solid #a73c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a73c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 60 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 47% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a73c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a73c8a, #a73c55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a73c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 60 138 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 5.03 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.32 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.88 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.07 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.66 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 10.16 #58c375 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#a73c8a  rgb(167, 60, 138)  hsl(316, 47%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#3ca759  rgb(60, 167, 89)  hsl(136, 47%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#8aa73c  rgb(138, 167, 60)  hsl(76, 47%, 45%)  Apple Green
#3c8aa7  rgb(60, 138, 167)  hsl(196, 47%, 45%)  Bondi Blue