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#A951BD

#a951bd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a951bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 31.76% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.58% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 288.89°, with 45% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1799

Complementary

  1. #a951bd
  2. #65bd51

Split complementary

  1. #a951bd
  2. #9bbd51
  3. #51bd73

Analogous

  1. #7351bd
  2. #a951bd
  3. #bd519b

Triadic

  1. #a951bd
  2. #bda951
  3. #51bda9

Tetradic

  1. #a951bd
  2. #bd5165
  3. #65bd51
  4. #51bda9

Square

  1. #a951bd
  2. #bd7351
  3. #65bd51
  4. #519bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b2055
  2. #7c358c
  3. #a951bd
  4. #c488d2
  5. #e0c0e7

Shades

#a951bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a951bd
  2. #9849aa
  3. #874197
  4. #763984
  5. #653171
  6. #55295f
  7. #44204c
  8. #331839
  9. #221026
  10. #110813
  11. #000000

Tints

#a951bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a951bd
  2. #b262c4
  3. #ba74ca
  4. #c385d1
  5. #cb97d7
  6. #d4a8de
  7. #ddb9e5
  8. #e5cbeb
  9. #eedcf2
  10. #f6eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a951bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a951bd
  2. #a556b7
  3. #a15ab1
  4. #9d5fab
  5. #9964a5
  6. #95699f
  7. #906d98
  8. #8c7292
  9. #88778c
  10. #847b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a70c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5979ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa617f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7765bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95b9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a951bd {
  color: #a951bd;
}
Background
.bg-a951bd {
  background-color: #a951bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a951bd {
  border: 2px solid #a951bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a951bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 81 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 45% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a951bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a951bd, #bd519b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a951bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 81 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.98 #56ae42 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a951bd  rgb(169, 81, 189)  hsl(289, 45%, 53%)  Purpureus
#65bd51  rgb(101, 189, 81)  hsl(109, 45%, 53%)  Mantis
#bda951  rgb(189, 169, 81)  hsl(49, 45%, 53%)  Brass
#51bda9  rgb(81, 189, 169)  hsl(169, 45%, 53%)  Light Sea Green