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#A15FAC

#a15fac ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a15fac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 37.25% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.4% cyan, 44.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 31.69% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1874

Complementary

  1. #a15fac
  2. #6aac5f

Split complementary

  1. #a15fac
  2. #90ac5f
  3. #5fac7a

Analogous

  1. #7a5fac
  2. #a15fac
  3. #ac5f90

Triadic

  1. #a15fac
  2. #aca15f
  3. #5faca1

Tetradic

  1. #a15fac
  2. #ac5f6a
  3. #6aac5f
  4. #5faca1

Square

  1. #a15fac
  2. #ac7a5f
  3. #6aac5f
  4. #5f90ac

Monochromatic

  1. #46274b
  2. #75417d
  3. #a15fac
  4. #bf91c6
  5. #dcc4e0

Shades

#a15fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a15fac
  2. #91569b
  3. #814c8a
  4. #714378
  5. #613967
  6. #513056
  7. #402645
  8. #301d34
  9. #201322
  10. #100a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a15fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a15fac
  2. #aa6fb4
  3. #b47fbd
  4. #bd8fc5
  5. #c79fcd
  6. #d0afd6
  7. #d9bfde
  8. #e3cfe6
  9. #ecdfee
  10. #f6eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a15fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a15fac
  2. #9e62a8
  3. #9a66a3
  4. #97699f
  5. #946c9a
  6. #917096
  7. #8d7392
  8. #8a768d
  9. #877989
  10. #837d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5573af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677baa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3687d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8271ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a26592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a15fac {
  color: #a15fac;
}
Background
.bg-a15fac {
  background-color: #a15fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a15fac {
  border: 2px solid #a15fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a15fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 95 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 32% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a15fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a15fac, #ac5f90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a15fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 95 172 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.58 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.52 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.06 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 11.12 #5ea053 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a15fac  rgb(161, 95, 172)  hsl(291, 32%, 52%)  Purpureus
#6aac5f  rgb(106, 172, 95)  hsl(111, 32%, 52%)  Asparagus
#aca15f  rgb(172, 161, 95)  hsl(51, 32%, 52%)  Brass
#5faca1  rgb(95, 172, 161)  hsl(171, 32%, 52%)  Verdigris