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#AA4BB5

#aa4bb5 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa4bb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.08% cyan, 58.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 293.77°, with 41.73% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #aa4bb5
  2. #56b54b

Split complementary

  1. #aa4bb5
  2. #8bb54b
  3. #4bb575

Analogous

  1. #754bb5
  2. #aa4bb5
  3. #b54b8b

Triadic

  1. #aa4bb5
  2. #b5aa4b
  3. #4bb5aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4bb5
  2. #b54b56
  3. #56b54b
  4. #4bb5aa

Square

  1. #aa4bb5
  2. #b5754b
  3. #56b54b
  4. #4b8bb5

Monochromatic

  1. #451e49
  2. #77347f
  3. #aa4bb5
  4. #c481cb
  5. #ddb7e2

Shades

#aa4bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4bb5
  2. #9944a3
  3. #883c91
  4. #77357f
  5. #662d6d
  6. #55265b
  7. #441e48
  8. #331736
  9. #220f24
  10. #110812
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4bb5
  2. #b35dbc
  3. #bb6fc4
  4. #c481cb
  5. #cc93d3
  6. #d5a5da
  7. #ddb7e1
  8. #e6c9e9
  9. #eedbf0
  10. #f7edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4bb5
  2. #a650b0
  3. #a256aa
  4. #9d5ba5
  5. #9960a0
  6. #95669b
  7. #916b95
  8. #8d7090
  9. #88758b
  10. #847b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #396bb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a76b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad5a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7760b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8268b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4bb5 {
  color: #aa4bb5;
}
Background
.bg-aa4bb5 {
  background-color: #aa4bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa4bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #aa4bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 75 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 42% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4bb5, #b54b8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 75 181 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.62 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.71 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.91 #55b44a Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa4bb5  rgb(170, 75, 181)  hsl(294, 42%, 50%)  Purpureus
#56b54b  rgb(86, 181, 75)  hsl(114, 42%, 50%)  Mantis
#b5aa4b  rgb(181, 170, 75)  hsl(54, 42%, 50%)  Brass
#4bb5aa  rgb(75, 181, 170)  hsl(174, 42%, 50%)  Verdigris