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#AA5BB3

#aa5bb3 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aa5bb3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 35.69% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.03% cyan, 49.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 293.86°, with 36.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1928

Complementary

  1. #aa5bb3
  2. #64b35b

Split complementary

  1. #aa5bb3
  2. #90b35b
  3. #5bb37e

Analogous

  1. #7e5bb3
  2. #aa5bb3
  3. #b35b90

Triadic

  1. #aa5bb3
  2. #b3aa5b
  3. #5bb3aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa5bb3
  2. #b35b64
  3. #64b35b
  4. #5bb3aa

Square

  1. #aa5bb3
  2. #b37e5b
  3. #64b35b
  4. #5b90b3

Monochromatic

  1. #4c2550
  2. #7d3d84
  3. #aa5bb3
  4. #c58fcb
  5. #e0c4e3

Shades

#aa5bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa5bb3
  2. #9952a1
  3. #88498f
  4. #77407d
  5. #66376b
  6. #552e5a
  7. #442448
  8. #331b36
  9. #221224
  10. #110912
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa5bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa5bb3
  2. #b36bbb
  3. #bb7cc2
  4. #c48cca
  5. #cc9dd1
  6. #d5add9
  7. #ddbde1
  8. #e6cee8
  9. #eedef0
  10. #f7eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa5bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa5bb3
  2. #a65fae
  3. #a262a9
  4. #9d66a4
  5. #996a9f
  6. #956e9a
  7. #917194
  8. #8d758f
  9. #88798a
  10. #847c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6f94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f73b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677db0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad667f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6bb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8771b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac6296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa5bb3 {
  color: #aa5bb3;
}
Background
.bg-aa5bb3 {
  background-color: #aa5bb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa5bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #aa5bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa5bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 91 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa5bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa5bb3, #b35b90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa5bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 91 179 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.22 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.90 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.18 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.24 #55a44c Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#aa5bb3  rgb(170, 91, 179)  hsl(294, 37%, 53%)  Purpureus
#64b35b  rgb(100, 179, 91)  hsl(114, 37%, 53%)  Mantis
#b3aa5b  rgb(179, 170, 91)  hsl(54, 37%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#5bb3aa  rgb(91, 179, 170)  hsl(174, 37%, 53%)  Verdigris