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#A05ABD

#a05abd ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a05abd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.34% cyan, 52.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 282.42°, with 42.86% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #a05abd
  2. #77bd5a

Split complementary

  1. #a05abd
  2. #a9bd5a
  3. #5abd6f

Analogous

  1. #6f5abd
  2. #a05abd
  3. #bd5aa9

Triadic

  1. #a05abd
  2. #bda05a
  3. #5abda0

Tetradic

  1. #a05abd
  2. #bd5a77
  3. #77bd5a
  4. #5abda0

Square

  1. #a05abd
  2. #bd6f5a
  3. #77bd5a
  4. #5aa9bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a245a
  2. #773a91
  3. #a05abd
  4. #bf91d3
  5. #dfc7e9

Shades

#a05abd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05abd
  2. #9051aa
  3. #804897
  4. #703f84
  5. #603671
  6. #502d5f
  7. #40244c
  8. #301b39
  9. #201226
  10. #100913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05abd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05abd
  2. #aa6bc4
  3. #b37bca
  4. #bd8cd1
  5. #c69cd7
  6. #d0adde
  7. #d9bde5
  8. #e3ceeb
  9. #ecdef2
  10. #f6eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05abd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05abd
  2. #9d5eb7
  3. #9a62b1
  4. #9665ab
  5. #9369a5
  6. #906d9f
  7. #8d7198
  8. #8a7592
  9. #86788c
  10. #837c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4373c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a79ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e6a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f649e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05abd {
  color: #a05abd;
}
Background
.bg-a05abd {
  background-color: #a05abd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a05abd {
  border: 2px solid #a05abd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05abd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 90 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 43% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05abd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05abd, #bd5aa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05abd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 90 189 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.91 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.11 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.67 #5fa542 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a05abd  rgb(160, 90, 189)  hsl(282, 43%, 55%)  Purpureus
#77bd5a  rgb(119, 189, 90)  hsl(102, 43%, 55%)  Mantis
#bda05a  rgb(189, 160, 90)  hsl(42, 43%, 55%)  Brass
#5abda0  rgb(90, 189, 160)  hsl(162, 43%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine