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#A05ABF

#a05abf ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a05abf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.23% cyan, 52.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.58°, with 44.1% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1855

Complementary

  1. #a05abf
  2. #79bf5a

Split complementary

  1. #a05abf
  2. #acbf5a
  3. #5abf6e

Analogous

  1. #6e5abf
  2. #a05abf
  3. #bf5aac

Triadic

  1. #a05abf
  2. #bfa05a
  3. #5abfa0

Tetradic

  1. #a05abf
  2. #bf5a79
  3. #79bf5a
  4. #5abfa0

Square

  1. #a05abf
  2. #bf6e5a
  3. #79bf5a
  4. #5aacbf

Monochromatic

  1. #4b245c
  2. #783993
  3. #a05abf
  4. #c091d4
  5. #dfc8ea

Shades

#a05abf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05abf
  2. #9051ac
  3. #804899
  4. #703f86
  5. #603673
  6. #502d60
  7. #40244c
  8. #301b39
  9. #201226
  10. #100913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05abf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05abf
  2. #aa6bc5
  3. #b37bcc
  4. #bd8cd2
  5. #c69cd9
  6. #d0addf
  7. #d9bde5
  8. #e3ceec
  9. #ecdef2
  10. #f6eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05abf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05abf
  2. #9d5eb9
  3. #9a62b2
  4. #9665ac
  5. #9369a6
  6. #906da0
  7. #8d7199
  8. #8a7593
  9. #86788d
  10. #837c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4273c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5879bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e6a84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746ac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f649f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05abf {
  color: #a05abf;
}
Background
.bg-a05abf {
  background-color: #a05abf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a05abf {
  border: 2px solid #a05abf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05abf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 90 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05abf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05abf, #bf5aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05abf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 90 191 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.37 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.21 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.65 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.99 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.73 #5fa540 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a05abf  rgb(160, 90, 191)  hsl(282, 44%, 55%)  Purpureus
#79bf5a  rgb(121, 191, 90)  hsl(102, 44%, 55%)  Mantis
#bfa05a  rgb(191, 160, 90)  hsl(42, 44%, 55%)  Camel
#5abfa0  rgb(90, 191, 160)  hsl(162, 44%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine