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#AA41AE

#aa41ae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa41ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 25.49% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 62.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 297.8°, with 45.61% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1538

Complementary

  1. #aa41ae
  2. #45ae41

Split complementary

  1. #aa41ae
  2. #7bae41
  3. #41ae73

Analogous

  1. #7341ae
  2. #aa41ae
  3. #ae417b

Triadic

  1. #aa41ae
  2. #aeaa41
  3. #41aeaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa41ae
  2. #ae4145
  3. #45ae41
  4. #41aeaa

Square

  1. #aa41ae
  2. #ae7341
  3. #45ae41
  4. #417bae

Monochromatic

  1. #3d173f
  2. #742c76
  3. #aa41ae
  4. #c771ca
  5. #dda9df

Shades

#aa41ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa41ae
  2. #993b9d
  3. #88348b
  4. #772e7a
  5. #662768
  6. #552157
  7. #441a46
  8. #331434
  9. #220d23
  10. #110711
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa41ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa41ae
  2. #b354b6
  3. #bb67be
  4. #c47ac6
  5. #cc8dce
  6. #d5a0d7
  7. #ddb3df
  8. #e6c6e7
  9. #eed9ef
  10. #f7ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa41ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa41ae
  2. #a647a9
  3. #a24ea5
  4. #9d54a0
  5. #995a9c
  6. #956197
  7. #916792
  8. #8d6d8e
  9. #887389
  10. #847a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3165b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5872ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5072 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7559b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8162ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad4a8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa41ae {
  color: #aa41ae;
}
Background
.bg-aa41ae {
  background-color: #aa41ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa41ae {
  border: 2px solid #aa41ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa41ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 65 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 46% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa41ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa41ae, #ae417b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa41ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 65 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.22 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.78 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.80 #55be51 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa41ae  rgb(170, 65, 174)  hsl(298, 46%, 47%)  Purpureus
#45ae41  rgb(69, 174, 65)  hsl(118, 46%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#aeaa41  rgb(174, 170, 65)  hsl(58, 46%, 47%)  Brass
#41aeaa  rgb(65, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 46%, 47%)  Verdigris