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#A73FBF

#a73fbf ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a73fbf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 24.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.57% cyan, 67.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 50.39% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1553

Complementary

  1. #a73fbf
  2. #57bf3f

Split complementary

  1. #a73fbf
  2. #97bf3f
  3. #3fbf67

Analogous

  1. #673fbf
  2. #a73fbf
  3. #bf3f97

Triadic

  1. #a73fbf
  2. #bfa73f
  3. #3fbfa7

Tetradic

  1. #a73fbf
  2. #bf3f57
  3. #57bf3f
  4. #3fbfa7

Square

  1. #a73fbf
  2. #bf673f
  3. #57bf3f
  4. #3f97bf

Monochromatic

  1. #42194c
  2. #752c85
  3. #a73fbf
  4. #c278d2
  5. #dcb2e5

Shades

#a73fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a73fbf
  2. #9639ac
  3. #863299
  4. #752c86
  5. #642673
  6. #542060
  7. #43194c
  8. #321339
  9. #210d26
  10. #110613
  11. #000000

Tints

#a73fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a73fbf
  2. #b052c5
  3. #b965cc
  4. #c179d2
  5. #ca8cd9
  6. #d39fdf
  7. #dcb2e5
  8. #e5c5ec
  9. #edd9f2
  10. #f6ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a73fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a73fbf
  2. #a346b9
  3. #9f4cb2
  4. #9b53ac
  5. #9759a6
  6. #9460a0
  7. #906699
  8. #8c6d93
  9. #88738d
  10. #847a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e67c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4971bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7567a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e59c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a61bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74e9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a73fbf {
  color: #a73fbf;
}
Background
.bg-a73fbf {
  background-color: #a73fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a73fbf {
  border: 2px solid #a73fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a73fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 63 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a73fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a73fbf, #bf3f97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a73fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 63 191 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.95 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.48 #58c040 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a73fbf  rgb(167, 63, 191)  hsl(289, 50%, 50%)  Purpureus
#57bf3f  rgb(87, 191, 63)  hsl(109, 50%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#bfa73f  rgb(191, 167, 63)  hsl(49, 50%, 50%)  Brass
#3fbfa7  rgb(63, 191, 167)  hsl(169, 50%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine