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#A84FAE

#a84fae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a84fae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 30.98% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.45% cyan, 54.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 296.21°, with 37.55% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1697

Complementary

  1. #a84fae
  2. #55ae4f

Split complementary

  1. #a84fae
  2. #85ae4f
  3. #4fae79

Analogous

  1. #794fae
  2. #a84fae
  3. #ae4f85

Triadic

  1. #a84fae
  2. #aea84f
  3. #4faea8

Tetradic

  1. #a84fae
  2. #ae4f55
  3. #55ae4f
  4. #4faea8

Square

  1. #a84fae
  2. #ae794f
  3. #55ae4f
  4. #4f85ae

Monochromatic

  1. #421f45
  2. #753779
  3. #a84fae
  4. #c283c7
  5. #dcb7df

Shades

#a84fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a84fae
  2. #97479d
  3. #863f8b
  4. #76377a
  5. #652f68
  6. #542857
  7. #432046
  8. #321834
  9. #221023
  10. #110811
  11. #000000

Tints

#a84fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a84fae
  2. #b161b6
  3. #b972be
  4. #c284c6
  5. #cb95ce
  6. #d4a7d7
  7. #dcb9df
  8. #e5cae7
  9. #eedcef
  10. #f6edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a84fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a84fae
  2. #a454a9
  3. #a059a5
  4. #9c5ea0
  5. #98639c
  6. #946897
  7. #906c92
  8. #8c718e
  9. #887689
  10. #847b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b668e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #426bb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f76ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac5b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7961b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8369ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa5690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a84fae {
  color: #a84fae;
}
Background
.bg-a84fae {
  background-color: #a84fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a84fae {
  border: 2px solid #a84fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a84fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 79 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a84fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a84fae, #ae4f85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a84fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 79 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.91 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.27 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.27 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.07 #57b051 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a84fae  rgb(168, 79, 174)  hsl(296, 38%, 50%)  Purpureus
#55ae4f  rgb(85, 174, 79)  hsl(116, 38%, 50%)  Mantis
#aea84f  rgb(174, 168, 79)  hsl(56, 38%, 50%)  Brass
#4faea8  rgb(79, 174, 168)  hsl(176, 38%, 50%)  Verdigris