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#A05AB1

#a05ab1 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a05ab1 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 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.6% cyan, 49.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 288.28°, with 35.8% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #a05ab1
  2. #6bb15a

Split complementary

  1. #a05ab1
  2. #96b15a
  3. #5ab174

Analogous

  1. #745ab1
  2. #a05ab1
  3. #b15a96

Triadic

  1. #a05ab1
  2. #b1a05a
  3. #5ab1a0

Tetradic

  1. #a05ab1
  2. #b15a6b
  3. #6bb15a
  4. #5ab1a0

Square

  1. #a05ab1
  2. #b1745a
  3. #6bb15a
  4. #5a96b1

Monochromatic

  1. #45254d
  2. #743d81
  3. #a05ab1
  4. #be8eca
  5. #dcc2e2

Shades

#a05ab1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05ab1
  2. #90519f
  3. #80488e
  4. #703f7c
  5. #60366a
  6. #502d59
  7. #402447
  8. #301b35
  9. #201223
  10. #100912
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05ab1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05ab1
  2. #aa6bb9
  3. #b37bc1
  4. #bd8cc8
  5. #c69cd0
  6. #d0add8
  7. #d9bde0
  8. #e3cee8
  9. #ecdeef
  10. #f6eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05ab1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05ab1
  2. #9d5eac
  3. #9a62a7
  4. #9665a2
  5. #93699d
  6. #906d99
  7. #8d7194
  8. #8a758f
  9. #86788a
  10. #837c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896c91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b71b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6078af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1667d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7768b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f6db0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a06195 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05ab1 {
  color: #a05ab1;
}
Background
.bg-a05ab1 {
  background-color: #a05ab1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a05ab1 {
  border: 2px solid #a05ab1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05ab1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 90 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 36% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05ab1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05ab1, #b15a96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05ab1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 90 177 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.58 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.68 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.17 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.59 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 9.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.18 #5fa54e Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a05ab1  rgb(160, 90, 177)  hsl(288, 36%, 52%)  Purpureus
#6bb15a  rgb(107, 177, 90)  hsl(108, 36%, 52%)  Mantis
#b1a05a  rgb(177, 160, 90)  hsl(48, 36%, 52%)  Brass
#5ab1a0  rgb(90, 177, 160)  hsl(168, 36%, 52%)  Verdigris