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#AA46BE

#aa46be ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa46be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 27.45% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 63.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 48% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1664

Complementary

  1. #aa46be
  2. #5abe46

Split complementary

  1. #aa46be
  2. #96be46
  3. #46be6e

Analogous

  1. #6e46be
  2. #aa46be
  3. #be4696

Triadic

  1. #aa46be
  2. #beaa46
  3. #46beaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa46be
  2. #be465a
  3. #5abe46
  4. #46beaa

Square

  1. #aa46be
  2. #be6e46
  3. #5abe46
  4. #4696be

Monochromatic

  1. #471c4f
  2. #793088
  3. #aa46be
  4. #c47fd2
  5. #deb7e6

Shades

#aa46be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa46be
  2. #993fab
  3. #883898
  4. #773185
  5. #662a72
  6. #55235f
  7. #441c4c
  8. #331539
  9. #220e26
  10. #110713
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa46be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa46be
  2. #b359c5
  3. #bb6bcb
  4. #c47ed2
  5. #cc90d8
  6. #d5a3df
  7. #ddb5e5
  8. #e6c8ec
  9. #eedaf2
  10. #f7edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa46be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa46be
  2. #a64cb8
  3. #a252b2
  4. #9d57ab
  5. #995da5
  6. #95639f
  7. #916999
  8. #8d6f93
  9. #88748c
  10. #847a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #276ac2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5175bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab5a7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735ec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f65bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab529b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa46be {
  color: #aa46be;
}
Background
.bg-aa46be {
  background-color: #aa46be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa46be {
  border: 2px solid #aa46be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa46be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 70 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa46be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa46be, #be4696);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa46be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 70 190 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.20 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.33 #55b941 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa46be  rgb(170, 70, 190)  hsl(290, 48%, 51%)  Purpureus
#5abe46  rgb(90, 190, 70)  hsl(110, 48%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#beaa46  rgb(190, 170, 70)  hsl(50, 48%, 51%)  Brass
#46beaa  rgb(70, 190, 170)  hsl(170, 48%, 51%)  Light Sea Green