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#AA56B0

#aa56b0 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa56b0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 33.73% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.41% cyan, 51.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 296°, with 36.29% saturation and 51.37% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1834

Complementary

  1. #aa56b0
  2. #5cb056

Split complementary

  1. #aa56b0
  2. #89b056
  3. #56b07d

Analogous

  1. #7d56b0
  2. #aa56b0
  3. #b05689

Triadic

  1. #aa56b0
  2. #b0aa56
  3. #56b0aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa56b0
  2. #b0565c
  3. #5cb056
  4. #56b0aa

Square

  1. #aa56b0
  2. #b07d56
  3. #5cb056
  4. #5689b0

Monochromatic

  1. #48234a
  2. #7a3b7e
  3. #aa56b0
  4. #c48ac8
  5. #debee1

Shades

#aa56b0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa56b0
  2. #994d9e
  3. #88458d
  4. #773c7b
  5. #66346a
  6. #552b58
  7. #442246
  8. #331a35
  9. #221123
  10. #110912
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa56b0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa56b0
  2. #b367b8
  3. #bb78c0
  4. #c489c8
  5. #cc9ad0
  6. #d5abd8
  7. #ddbbdf
  8. #e6cce7
  9. #eeddef
  10. #f7eef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa56b0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa56b0
  2. #a65aab
  3. #a25ea6
  4. #9d63a2
  5. #99679d
  6. #956b98
  7. #916f93
  8. #8d738e
  9. #88788a
  10. #847c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b70b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647aad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad617b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c67b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866eae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac5d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa56b0 {
  color: #aa56b0;
}
Background
.bg-aa56b0 {
  background-color: #aa56b0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa56b0 {
  border: 2px solid #aa56b0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa56b0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 86 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 36% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa56b0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa56b0, #b05689);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa56b0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 86 176 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.05 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.64 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.78 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.95 #55a94f Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa56b0  rgb(170, 86, 176)  hsl(296, 36%, 51%)  Purpureus
#5cb056  rgb(92, 176, 86)  hsl(116, 36%, 51%)  Mantis
#b0aa56  rgb(176, 170, 86)  hsl(56, 36%, 51%)  Brass
#56b0aa  rgb(86, 176, 170)  hsl(176, 36%, 51%)  Verdigris