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#A137AE

#a137ae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a137ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 21.57% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.47% cyan, 68.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 293.45°, with 51.97% saturation and 44.9% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #a137ae
  2. #44ae37

Split complementary

  1. #a137ae
  2. #7fae37
  3. #37ae66

Analogous

  1. #6637ae
  2. #a137ae
  3. #ae377f

Triadic

  1. #a137ae
  2. #aea137
  3. #37aea1

Tetradic

  1. #a137ae
  2. #ae3744
  3. #44ae37
  4. #37aea1

Square

  1. #a137ae
  2. #ae6637
  3. #44ae37
  4. #377fae

Monochromatic

  1. #35123a
  2. #6b2574
  3. #a137ae
  4. #c264ce
  5. #d99ee0

Shades

#a137ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a137ae
  2. #91329d
  3. #812c8b
  4. #71277a
  5. #612168
  6. #511c57
  7. #401646
  8. #301134
  9. #200b23
  10. #100611
  11. #000000

Tints

#a137ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a137ae
  2. #aa4bb6
  3. #b45fbe
  4. #bd73c6
  5. #c787ce
  6. #d09bd7
  7. #d9afdf
  8. #e3c3e7
  9. #ecd7ef
  10. #f6ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a137ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a137ae
  2. #9e3ea9
  3. #9a46a5
  4. #974da0
  5. #94549c
  6. #915c97
  7. #8d6392
  8. #8a6a8e
  9. #877189
  10. #837985
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #825789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #165eb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #496bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a44b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b51b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775aac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3448c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a137ae {
  color: #a137ae;
}
Background
.bg-a137ae {
  background-color: #a137ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a137ae {
  border: 2px solid #a137ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a137ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 55 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 52% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a137ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a137ae, #ae377f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a137ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 55 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.60 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 8.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.47 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 9.43 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.81 #5ec851 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a137ae  rgb(161, 55, 174)  hsl(293, 52%, 45%)  Purpureus
#44ae37  rgb(68, 174, 55)  hsl(113, 52%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#aea137  rgb(174, 161, 55)  hsl(53, 52%, 45%)  Brass
#37aea1  rgb(55, 174, 161)  hsl(173, 52%, 45%)  Light Sea Green