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#AA4BAF

#aa4baf ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa4baf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 29.41% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.86% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 297°, with 40% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1667

Complementary

  1. #aa4baf
  2. #50af4b

Split complementary

  1. #aa4baf
  2. #82af4b
  3. #4baf78

Analogous

  1. #784baf
  2. #aa4baf
  3. #af4b82

Triadic

  1. #aa4baf
  2. #afaa4b
  3. #4bafaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4baf
  2. #af4b50
  3. #50af4b
  4. #4bafaa

Square

  1. #aa4baf
  2. #af784b
  3. #50af4b
  4. #4b82af

Monochromatic

  1. #421d44
  2. #763479
  3. #aa4baf
  4. #c47fc8
  5. #ddb4df

Shades

#aa4baf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4baf
  2. #99449e
  3. #883c8c
  4. #77357b
  5. #662d69
  6. #552658
  7. #441e46
  8. #331735
  9. #220f23
  10. #110812
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4baf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4baf
  2. #b35db7
  3. #bb6fbf
  4. #c481c7
  5. #cc93cf
  6. #d5a5d7
  7. #ddb7df
  8. #e6c9e7
  9. #eedbef
  10. #f7edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4baf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4baf
  2. #a650aa
  3. #a256a6
  4. #9d5ba1
  5. #99609c
  6. #956698
  7. #916b93
  8. #8d708e
  9. #887589
  10. #847b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c648e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e6ab2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d76ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785fb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8367ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4baf {
  color: #aa4baf;
}
Background
.bg-aa4baf {
  background-color: #aa4baf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa4baf {
  border: 2px solid #aa4baf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4baf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 75 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4baf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4baf, #af4b82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4baf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 75 175 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.77 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.49 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.14 #55b450 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa4baf  rgb(170, 75, 175)  hsl(297, 40%, 49%)  Purpureus
#50af4b  rgb(80, 175, 75)  hsl(117, 40%, 49%)  Mantis
#afaa4b  rgb(175, 170, 75)  hsl(57, 40%, 49%)  Brass
#4bafaa  rgb(75, 175, 170)  hsl(177, 40%, 49%)  Verdigris