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#AA4DAE

#aa4dae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa4dae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 30.2% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 55.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 297.53°, with 38.65% saturation and 49.22% 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 3.41.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #aa4dae
  2. #51ae4d

Split complementary

  1. #aa4dae
  2. #82ae4d
  3. #4dae7a

Analogous

  1. #7a4dae
  2. #aa4dae
  3. #ae4d82

Triadic

  1. #aa4dae
  2. #aeaa4d
  3. #4daeaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa4dae
  2. #ae4d51
  3. #51ae4d
  4. #4daeaa

Square

  1. #aa4dae
  2. #ae7a4d
  3. #51ae4d
  4. #4d82ae

Monochromatic

  1. #421e44
  2. #763679
  3. #aa4dae
  4. #c480c7
  5. #ddb6de

Shades

#aa4dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa4dae
  2. #99459d
  3. #883e8b
  4. #77367a
  5. #662e68
  6. #552757
  7. #441f46
  8. #331734
  9. #220f23
  10. #110811
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa4dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa4dae
  2. #b35fb6
  3. #bb71be
  4. #c482c6
  5. #cc94ce
  6. #d5a6d7
  7. #ddb8df
  8. #e6cae7
  9. #eedbef
  10. #f7edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa4dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa4dae
  2. #a652a9
  3. #a257a5
  4. #9d5ca0
  5. #99619c
  6. #956797
  7. #916c92
  8. #8d718e
  9. #887689
  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 #8c658e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #416bb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f76ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae5976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7960b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8468ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa4dae {
  color: #aa4dae;
}
Background
.bg-aa4dae {
  background-color: #aa4dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa4dae {
  border: 2px solid #aa4dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa4dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 77 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 39% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa4dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa4dae, #ae4d82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa4dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 77 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.94 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.23 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.61 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.85 #55b251 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa4dae  rgb(170, 77, 174)  hsl(298, 39%, 49%)  Purpureus
#51ae4d  rgb(81, 174, 77)  hsl(118, 39%, 49%)  Mantis
#aeaa4d  rgb(174, 170, 77)  hsl(58, 39%, 49%)  Brass
#4daeaa  rgb(77, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 39%, 49%)  Verdigris