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#A554BF

#a554bf ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a554bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 32.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.61% cyan, 56.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 285.42°, with 45.53% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #a554bf
  2. #6ebf54

Split complementary

  1. #a554bf
  2. #a3bf54
  3. #54bf6f

Analogous

  1. #6f54bf
  2. #a554bf
  3. #bf54a3

Triadic

  1. #a554bf
  2. #bfa554
  3. #54bfa5

Tetradic

  1. #a554bf
  2. #bf546e
  3. #6ebf54
  4. #54bfa5

Square

  1. #a554bf
  2. #bf6f54
  3. #6ebf54
  4. #54a3bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4b2159
  2. #7a3690
  3. #a554bf
  4. #c28cd4
  5. #e0c3e9

Shades

#a554bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a554bf
  2. #954cac
  3. #844399
  4. #743b86
  5. #633273
  6. #532a60
  7. #42224c
  8. #321939
  9. #211126
  10. #110813
  11. #000000

Tints

#a554bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a554bf
  2. #ae65c5
  3. #b776cc
  4. #c087d2
  5. #c998d9
  6. #d2aadf
  7. #dbbbe5
  8. #e4ccec
  9. #edddf2
  10. #f6eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a554bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a554bf
  2. #a158b9
  3. #9e5db2
  4. #9a61ac
  5. #9666a6
  6. #936aa0
  7. #8f6e99
  8. #8b7393
  9. #87778d
  10. #847c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b71c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5779bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a46582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7566c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a55f9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a554bf {
  color: #a554bf;
}
Background
.bg-a554bf {
  background-color: #a554bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a554bf {
  border: 2px solid #a554bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a554bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 84 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a554bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a554bf, #bf54a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a554bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 84 191 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.76 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.12 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.34 #5aab40 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a554bf  rgb(165, 84, 191)  hsl(285, 46%, 54%)  Purpureus
#6ebf54  rgb(110, 191, 84)  hsl(105, 46%, 54%)  Mantis
#bfa554  rgb(191, 165, 84)  hsl(45, 46%, 54%)  Brass
#54bfa5  rgb(84, 191, 165)  hsl(165, 46%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine