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#AC559D

#ac559d ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ac559d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 33.33% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.58% magenta, 8.72% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 310.34°, with 34.39% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.07.

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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #ac559d
  2. #55ac64

Split complementary

  1. #ac559d
  2. #71ac55
  3. #55ac8f

Analogous

  1. #8f55ac
  2. #ac559d
  3. #ac5571

Triadic

  1. #ac559d
  2. #9dac55
  3. #559dac

Tetradic

  1. #ac559d
  2. #ac6455
  3. #55ac64
  4. #559dac

Square

  1. #ac559d
  2. #ac8f55
  3. #55ac64
  4. #5571ac

Monochromatic

  1. #462240
  2. #793b6f
  3. #ac559d
  4. #c588bb
  5. #debcd8

Shades

#ac559d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac559d
  2. #9b4d8d
  3. #8a447e
  4. #783c6e
  5. #67335e
  6. #562b4f
  7. #45223f
  8. #341a2f
  9. #22111f
  10. #110910
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac559d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac559d
  2. #b466a7
  3. #bd77b1
  4. #c588ba
  5. #cd99c4
  6. #d6aace
  7. #debbd8
  8. #e6cce2
  9. #eeddeb
  10. #f7eef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac559d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac559d
  2. #a8599a
  3. #a35e97
  4. #9f6294
  5. #9a6691
  6. #966b8f
  7. #926f8c
  8. #8d7389
  9. #897786
  10. #847c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #546d9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d799b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b35a72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81649e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b6d9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b05885 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac559d {
  color: #ac559d;
}
Background
.bg-ac559d {
  background-color: #ac559d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac559d {
  border: 2px solid #ac559d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac559d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 85 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 34% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac559d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac559d, #ac5571);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac559d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 85 157 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.07 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.25 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.84 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.94 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.74 #53aa62 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#ac559d  rgb(172, 85, 157)  hsl(310, 34%, 50%)  Purpureus
#55ac64  rgb(85, 172, 100)  hsl(130, 34%, 50%)  Medium Sea Green
#9dac55  rgb(157, 172, 85)  hsl(70, 34%, 50%)  Olivine
#559dac  rgb(85, 157, 172)  hsl(190, 34%, 50%)  Cadet Blue