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#A05AB0

#a05ab0 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a05ab0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 35.29% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.09% cyan, 48.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 288.84°, with 35.25% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1792

Complementary

  1. #a05ab0
  2. #6ab05a

Split complementary

  1. #a05ab0
  2. #95b05a
  3. #5ab075

Analogous

  1. #755ab0
  2. #a05ab0
  3. #b05a95

Triadic

  1. #a05ab0
  2. #b0a05a
  3. #5ab0a0

Tetradic

  1. #a05ab0
  2. #b05a6a
  3. #6ab05a
  4. #5ab0a0

Square

  1. #a05ab0
  2. #b0755a
  3. #6ab05a
  4. #5a95b0

Monochromatic

  1. #45254c
  2. #743d80
  3. #a05ab0
  4. #be8ec9
  5. #dcc1e2

Shades

#a05ab0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05ab0
  2. #90519e
  3. #80488d
  4. #703f7b
  5. #60366a
  6. #502d58
  7. #402446
  8. #301b35
  9. #201223
  10. #100912
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05ab0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05ab0
  2. #aa6bb8
  3. #b37bc0
  4. #bd8cc8
  5. #c69cd0
  6. #d0add8
  7. #d9bddf
  8. #e3cee7
  9. #ecdeef
  10. #f6eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05ab0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05ab0
  2. #9d5eab
  3. #9a62a6
  4. #9665a2
  5. #93699d
  6. #906d98
  7. #8d7193
  8. #8a758e
  9. #86788a
  10. #837c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #886b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c71b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6078ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1667d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7768b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6daf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a16194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05ab0 {
  color: #a05ab0;
}
Background
.bg-a05ab0 {
  background-color: #a05ab0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a05ab0 {
  border: 2px solid #a05ab0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05ab0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 90 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 35% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05ab0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05ab0, #b05a95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05ab0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 90 176 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.82 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.23 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.61 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.30 #5fa54f Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a05ab0  rgb(160, 90, 176)  hsl(289, 35%, 52%)  Purpureus
#6ab05a  rgb(106, 176, 90)  hsl(109, 35%, 52%)  Mantis
#b0a05a  rgb(176, 160, 90)  hsl(49, 35%, 52%)  Brass
#5ab0a0  rgb(90, 176, 160)  hsl(169, 35%, 52%)  Verdigris