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#A42E8A

#a42e8a ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a42e8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 18.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.95% magenta, 15.85% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 313.22°, with 56.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1168

Complementary

  1. #a42e8a
  2. #2ea448

Split complementary

  1. #a42e8a
  2. #4fa42e
  3. #2ea483

Analogous

  1. #832ea4
  2. #a42e8a
  3. #a42e4f

Triadic

  1. #a42e8a
  2. #8aa42e
  3. #2e8aa4

Tetradic

  1. #a42e8a
  2. #a4482e
  3. #2ea448
  4. #2e8aa4

Square

  1. #a42e8a
  2. #a4832e
  3. #2ea448
  4. #2e4fa4

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0c25
  2. #681d58
  3. #a42e8a
  4. #ce50b2
  5. #df8ccd

Shades

#a42e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42e8a
  2. #94297c
  3. #83256e
  4. #732061
  5. #621c53
  6. #521745
  7. #421237
  8. #310e29
  9. #21091c
  10. #10050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42e8a
  2. #ad4396
  3. #b658a1
  4. #bf6dad
  5. #c882b9
  6. #d297c5
  7. #dbabd0
  8. #e4c0dc
  9. #edd5e8
  10. #f6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42e8a
  2. #a03689
  3. #9d3e88
  4. #994787
  5. #964f86
  6. #925785
  7. #8e5f84
  8. #8b6783
  9. #877082
  10. #847881
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #815073 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #33548d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6787 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad3458 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72488c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa316f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42e8a {
  color: #a42e8a;
}
Background
.bg-a42e8a {
  background-color: #a42e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42e8a {
  border: 2px solid #a42e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 46 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42e8a, #a42e4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 46 138 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 5.43 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.11 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 8.43 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 8.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.28 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.41 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.75 #5bd175 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#a42e8a  rgb(164, 46, 138)  hsl(313, 56%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#2ea448  rgb(46, 164, 72)  hsl(133, 56%, 41%)  Shamrock Green
#8aa42e  rgb(138, 164, 46)  hsl(73, 56%, 41%)  Apple Green
#2e8aa4  rgb(46, 138, 164)  hsl(193, 56%, 41%)  Bondi Blue