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#A165AC

#a165ac ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a165ac is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 39.61% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.4% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 290.7°, with 29.96% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.02.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1986

Complementary

  1. #a165ac
  2. #70ac65

Split complementary

  1. #a165ac
  2. #94ac65
  3. #65ac7d

Analogous

  1. #7d65ac
  2. #a165ac
  3. #ac6594

Triadic

  1. #a165ac
  2. #aca165
  3. #65aca1

Tetradic

  1. #a165ac
  2. #ac6570
  3. #70ac65
  4. #65aca1

Square

  1. #a165ac
  2. #ac7d65
  3. #70ac65
  4. #6594ac

Monochromatic

  1. #482a4e
  2. #774580
  3. #a165ac
  4. #bf97c7
  5. #dec8e2

Shades

#a165ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a165ac
  2. #915b9b
  3. #81518a
  4. #714778
  5. #613d67
  6. #513356
  7. #402845
  8. #301e34
  9. #201422
  10. #100a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#a165ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a165ac
  2. #aa74b4
  3. #b484bd
  4. #bd93c5
  5. #c7a3cd
  6. #d0b2d6
  7. #d9c1de
  8. #e3d1e6
  9. #ece0ee
  10. #f6f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a165ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a165ac
  2. #9e68a8
  3. #9a6aa3
  4. #976d9f
  5. #94709a
  6. #917396
  7. #8d7592
  8. #8a788d
  9. #877b89
  10. #837d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c7391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c77af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7eaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a26d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d70ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8474ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a26a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a165ac {
  color: #a165ac;
}
Background
.bg-a165ac {
  background-color: #a165ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a165ac {
  border: 2px solid #a165ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a165ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 101 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 30% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a165ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a165ac, #ac6594);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a165ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 101 172 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.02 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.52 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.81 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.90 #5e9a53 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a165ac  rgb(161, 101, 172)  hsl(291, 30%, 54%)  Purpureus
#70ac65  rgb(112, 172, 101)  hsl(111, 30%, 54%)  Asparagus
#aca165  rgb(172, 161, 101)  hsl(51, 30%, 54%)  Ecru
#65aca1  rgb(101, 172, 161)  hsl(171, 30%, 54%)  Verdigris