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#A95A9E

#a95a9e ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a95a9e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 35.29% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.75% magenta, 6.51% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 308.35°, with 31.47% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.22.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1822

Complementary

  1. #a95a9e
  2. #5aa965

Split complementary

  1. #a95a9e
  2. #76a95a
  3. #5aa98c

Analogous

  1. #8c5aa9
  2. #a95a9e
  3. #a95a76

Triadic

  1. #a95a9e
  2. #9ea95a
  3. #5a9ea9

Tetradic

  1. #a95a9e
  2. #a9655a
  3. #5aa965
  4. #5a9ea9

Square

  1. #a95a9e
  2. #a98c5a
  3. #5aa965
  4. #5a76a9

Monochromatic

  1. #462441
  2. #783f70
  3. #a95a9e
  4. #c38cbc
  5. #ddbfd9

Shades

#a95a9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a95a9e
  2. #98518e
  3. #87487e
  4. #763f6f
  5. #65365f
  6. #552d4f
  7. #44243f
  8. #331b2f
  9. #221220
  10. #110910
  11. #000000

Tints

#a95a9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a95a9e
  2. #b26ba8
  3. #ba7bb1
  4. #c38cbb
  5. #cb9cc5
  6. #d4adcf
  7. #ddbdd8
  8. #e5cee2
  9. #eedeec
  10. #f6eff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a95a9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a95a9e
  2. #a55e9b
  3. #a16298
  4. #9d6595
  5. #996992
  6. #956d8f
  7. #90718c
  8. #8c7589
  9. #887886
  10. #847c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586fa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e7a9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af5f75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80679f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a6f9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad5d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a95a9e {
  color: #a95a9e;
}
Background
.bg-a95a9e {
  background-color: #a95a9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a95a9e {
  border: 2px solid #a95a9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a95a9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 90 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 31% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a95a9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a95a9e, #a95a76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a95a9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 90 158 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.92 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.80 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.37 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.12 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 11.15 #56a561 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a95a9e  rgb(169, 90, 158)  hsl(308, 31%, 51%)  Purpureus
#5aa965  rgb(90, 169, 101)  hsl(128, 31%, 51%)  Medium Sea Green
#9ea95a  rgb(158, 169, 90)  hsl(68, 31%, 51%)  Moss Green
#5a9ea9  rgb(90, 158, 169)  hsl(188, 31%, 51%)  Cadet Blue