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#A36498

#a36498 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a36498 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 39.22% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.65% magenta, 6.75% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 310.48°, with 25.51% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 8.92.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #a36498
  2. #64a36f

Split complementary

  1. #a36498
  2. #78a364
  3. #64a38f

Analogous

  1. #8f64a3
  2. #a36498
  3. #a36478

Triadic

  1. #a36498
  2. #98a364
  3. #6498a3

Tetradic

  1. #a36498
  2. #a36f64
  3. #64a36f
  4. #6498a3

Square

  1. #a36498
  2. #a38f64
  3. #64a36f
  4. #6478a3

Monochromatic

  1. #452940
  2. #75456d
  3. #a36498
  4. #bf94b8
  5. #dcc4d8

Shades

#a36498 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a36498
  2. #935a89
  3. #82507a
  4. #72466a
  5. #623c5b
  6. #52324c
  7. #41283d
  8. #311e2e
  9. #21141e
  10. #100a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a36498 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a36498
  2. #ac74a2
  3. #b583ad
  4. #bf93b7
  5. #c8a2c1
  6. #d1b2cc
  7. #dac1d6
  8. #e3d1e0
  9. #ede0ea
  10. #f6f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a36498 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a36498
  2. #a06796
  3. #9c6a93
  4. #996c91
  5. #956f8e
  6. #92728c
  7. #8e758a
  8. #8b7887
  9. #877a85
  10. #847d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c7187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63749a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #737c96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a86777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #826e99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #897397 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a66686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a36498 {
  color: #a36498;
}
Background
.bg-a36498 {
  background-color: #a36498;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a36498 {
  border: 2px solid #a36498;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a36498;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 100 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 26% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a36498 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a36498, #a36478);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a36498 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 100 152 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.92 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.87 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.99 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.11 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.81 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.79 #5c9b67 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#a36498  rgb(163, 100, 152)  hsl(310, 26%, 52%)  Mulberry
#64a36f  rgb(100, 163, 111)  hsl(130, 26%, 52%)  Medium Sea Green
#98a364  rgb(152, 163, 100)  hsl(70, 26%, 52%)  Moss Green
#6498a3  rgb(100, 152, 163)  hsl(190, 26%, 52%)  Cadet Blue