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#A05AB8

#a05ab8 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a05ab8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 51.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.68°, with 39.83% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1825

Complementary

  1. #a05ab8
  2. #72b85a

Split complementary

  1. #a05ab8
  2. #a1b85a
  3. #5ab871

Analogous

  1. #715ab8
  2. #a05ab8
  3. #b85aa1

Triadic

  1. #a05ab8
  2. #b8a05a
  3. #5ab8a0

Tetradic

  1. #a05ab8
  2. #b85a72
  3. #72b85a
  4. #5ab8a0

Square

  1. #a05ab8
  2. #b8715a
  3. #72b85a
  4. #5aa1b8

Monochromatic

  1. #482455
  2. #763b8a
  3. #a05ab8
  4. #bf90cf
  5. #dec5e6

Shades

#a05ab8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05ab8
  2. #9051a6
  3. #804893
  4. #703f81
  5. #60366e
  6. #502d5c
  7. #40244a
  8. #301b37
  9. #201225
  10. #100912
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05ab8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05ab8
  2. #aa6bbf
  3. #b37bc6
  4. #bd8ccd
  5. #c69cd4
  6. #d0addc
  7. #d9bde3
  8. #e3ceea
  9. #ecdef1
  10. #f6eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05ab8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05ab8
  2. #9d5eb2
  3. #9a62ad
  4. #9665a7
  5. #9369a2
  6. #906d9c
  7. #8d7196
  8. #8a7591
  9. #86788b
  10. #837c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4772bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c79b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f6881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7569ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6eb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0639a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05ab8 {
  color: #a05ab8;
}
Background
.bg-a05ab8 {
  background-color: #a05ab8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a05ab8 {
  border: 2px solid #a05ab8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05ab8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 90 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 40% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05ab8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05ab8, #b85aa1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05ab8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 90 184 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.74 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.82 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.48 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.57 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.60 #5fa547 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a05ab8  rgb(160, 90, 184)  hsl(285, 40%, 54%)  Purpureus
#72b85a  rgb(114, 184, 90)  hsl(105, 40%, 54%)  Mantis
#b8a05a  rgb(184, 160, 90)  hsl(45, 40%, 54%)  Brass
#5ab8a0  rgb(90, 184, 160)  hsl(165, 40%, 54%)  Mint