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#A5259E

#a5259e ≈ Dark Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a5259e is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 14.51% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.58% magenta, 4.24% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 303.28°, with 63.37% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8b008b), ΔE 7.02.

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Web safe#993399
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Relative luminance0.1179

Complementary

  1. #a5259e
  2. #25a52c

Split complementary

  1. #a5259e
  2. #5ea525
  3. #25a56c

Analogous

  1. #6c25a5
  2. #a5259e
  3. #a5255e

Triadic

  1. #a5259e
  2. #9ea525
  3. #259ea5

Tetradic

  1. #a5259e
  2. #a52c25
  3. #25a52c
  4. #259ea5

Square

  1. #a5259e
  2. #a56c25
  3. #25a52c
  4. #255ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #280926
  2. #671762
  3. #a5259e
  4. #d542cd
  5. #e380dd

Shades

#a5259e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5259e
  2. #95218e
  3. #841e7e
  4. #741a6f
  5. #63165f
  6. #53134f
  7. #420f3f
  8. #320b2f
  9. #210720
  10. #110410
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5259e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5259e
  2. #ae3ba8
  3. #b751b1
  4. #c066bb
  5. #c97cc5
  6. #d292cf
  7. #dba8d8
  8. #e4bee2
  9. #edd3ec
  10. #f6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5259e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5259e
  2. #a12e9b
  3. #9e3798
  4. #9a4095
  5. #964992
  6. #93538f
  7. #8f5c8c
  8. #8b6589
  9. #876e86
  10. #847783
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #814f7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1355a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e669b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ab3761 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e47a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a549c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9317e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5259e {
  color: #a5259e;
}
Background
.bg-a5259e {
  background-color: #a5259e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a5259e {
  border: 2px solid #a5259e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5259e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 37 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 63% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5259e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5259e, #a5255e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5259e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 37 158 / 0.35);
}

#8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 7.02 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.56 #880085 Mardi Gras ΔE 7.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.58 #800080 Purple ΔE 9.26 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.70 #5ada61 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Magenta
#a5259e  rgb(165, 37, 158)  hsl(303, 63%, 40%)  Dark Magenta
#25a52c  rgb(37, 165, 44)  hsl(123, 63%, 40%)  Islamic Green
#9ea525  rgb(158, 165, 37)  hsl(63, 63%, 40%)  Brass
#259ea5  rgb(37, 158, 165)  hsl(183, 63%, 40%)  Cadet Blue