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#A05AB6

#a05ab6 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a05ab6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.09% cyan, 50.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 285.65°, with 38.66% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #a05ab6
  2. #70b65a

Split complementary

  1. #a05ab6
  2. #9eb65a
  3. #5ab672

Analogous

  1. #725ab6
  2. #a05ab6
  3. #b65a9e

Triadic

  1. #a05ab6
  2. #b6a05a
  3. #5ab6a0

Tetradic

  1. #a05ab6
  2. #b65a70
  3. #70b65a
  4. #5ab6a0

Square

  1. #a05ab6
  2. #b6725a
  3. #70b65a
  4. #5a9eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #472452
  2. #753c88
  3. #a05ab6
  4. #bf8fcd
  5. #ddc4e5

Shades

#a05ab6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05ab6
  2. #9051a4
  3. #804892
  4. #703f7f
  5. #60366d
  6. #502d5b
  7. #402449
  8. #301b37
  9. #201224
  10. #100912
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05ab6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05ab6
  2. #aa6bbd
  3. #b37bc5
  4. #bd8ccc
  5. #c69cd3
  6. #d0addb
  7. #d9bde2
  8. #e3cee9
  9. #ecdef0
  10. #f6eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05ab6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05ab6
  2. #9d5eb1
  3. #9a62ab
  4. #9665a6
  5. #9369a0
  6. #906d9b
  7. #8d7196
  8. #8a7590
  9. #86788b
  10. #837c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896c94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4872b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d78b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a06780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7669b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6eb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a06298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05ab6 {
  color: #a05ab6;
}
Background
.bg-a05ab6 {
  background-color: #a05ab6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a05ab6 {
  border: 2px solid #a05ab6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05ab6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 90 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 39% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05ab6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05ab6, #b65a9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05ab6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 90 182 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.05 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.99 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.66 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.89 #5fa549 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a05ab6  rgb(160, 90, 182)  hsl(286, 39%, 53%)  Purpureus
#70b65a  rgb(112, 182, 90)  hsl(106, 39%, 53%)  Mantis
#b6a05a  rgb(182, 160, 90)  hsl(46, 39%, 53%)  Brass
#5ab6a0  rgb(90, 182, 160)  hsl(166, 39%, 53%)  Light Sea Green