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#A85E9B

#a85e9b ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a85e9b is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 36.86% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.05% magenta, 7.74% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 310.54°, with 29.84% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 7.8.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.187

Complementary

  1. #a85e9b
  2. #5ea86b

Split complementary

  1. #a85e9b
  2. #76a85e
  3. #5ea890

Analogous

  1. #905ea8
  2. #a85e9b
  3. #a85e76

Triadic

  1. #a85e9b
  2. #9ba85e
  3. #5e9ba8

Tetradic

  1. #a85e9b
  2. #a86b5e
  3. #5ea86b
  4. #5e9ba8

Square

  1. #a85e9b
  2. #a8905e
  3. #5ea86b
  4. #5e76a8

Monochromatic

  1. #472641
  2. #78416f
  3. #a85e9b
  4. #c390ba
  5. #dec1d9

Shades

#a85e9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a85e9b
  2. #97558c
  3. #864b7c
  4. #76426d
  5. #65385d
  6. #542f4e
  7. #43263e
  8. #321c2f
  9. #22131f
  10. #110910
  11. #000000

Tints

#a85e9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a85e9b
  2. #b16ea5
  3. #b97eaf
  4. #c28eb9
  5. #cb9ec3
  6. #d4afcd
  7. #dcbfd7
  8. #e5cfe1
  9. #eedfeb
  10. #f6eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a85e9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a85e9b
  2. #a46198
  3. #a06596
  4. #9c6893
  5. #986c90
  6. #946f8e
  7. #90728b
  8. #8c7688
  9. #887985
  10. #847d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d719d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #717c99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae6275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #826a9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a719a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac6086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a85e9b {
  color: #a85e9b;
}
Background
.bg-a85e9b {
  background-color: #a85e9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a85e9b {
  border: 2px solid #a85e9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a85e9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 94 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 30% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a85e9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a85e9b, #a85e76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a85e9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 94 155 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.46 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.20 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.77 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.95 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.71 #57a164 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#a85e9b  rgb(168, 94, 155)  hsl(311, 30%, 51%)  Mulberry
#5ea86b  rgb(94, 168, 107)  hsl(131, 30%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#9ba85e  rgb(155, 168, 94)  hsl(71, 30%, 51%)  Moss Green
#5e9ba8  rgb(94, 155, 168)  hsl(191, 30%, 51%)  Cadet Blue