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#A56590

#a56590 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a56590 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 39.61% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.79% magenta, 12.73% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 319.69°, with 26.23% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 8.18.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1932

Complementary

  1. #a56590
  2. #65a57a

Split complementary

  1. #a56590
  2. #70a565
  3. #65a59a

Analogous

  1. #9a65a5
  2. #a56590
  3. #a56570

Triadic

  1. #a56590
  2. #90a565
  3. #6590a5

Tetradic

  1. #a56590
  2. #a57a65
  3. #65a57a
  4. #6590a5

Square

  1. #a56590
  2. #a59a65
  3. #65a57a
  4. #6570a5

Monochromatic

  1. #472a3e
  2. #784667
  3. #a56590
  4. #c195b3
  5. #ddc6d6

Shades

#a56590 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a56590
  2. #955b82
  3. #845173
  4. #744765
  5. #633d56
  6. #533348
  7. #42283a
  8. #321e2b
  9. #21141d
  10. #110a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a56590 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a56590
  2. #ae749b
  3. #b784a6
  4. #c093b1
  5. #c9a3bc
  6. #d2b2c8
  7. #dbc1d3
  8. #e4d1de
  9. #ede0e9
  10. #f6f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a56590 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a56590
  2. #a1688e
  3. #9e6a8d
  4. #9a6d8b
  5. #96708a
  6. #937388
  7. #8f7586
  8. #8b7885
  9. #877b83
  10. #847d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #687492 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787d8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6675 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #856e91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c748f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a96680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a56590 {
  color: #a56590;
}
Background
.bg-a56590 {
  background-color: #a56590;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a56590 {
  border: 2px solid #a56590;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a56590;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 101 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 26% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a56590 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a56590, #a56570);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a56590 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 101 144 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.18 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.61 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.66 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.91 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.11 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 11.00 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.04 #5a9a6f Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Mulberry
#a56590  rgb(165, 101, 144)  hsl(320, 26%, 52%)  Mulberry
#65a57a  rgb(101, 165, 122)  hsl(140, 26%, 52%)  Mint
#90a565  rgb(144, 165, 101)  hsl(80, 26%, 52%)  Asparagus
#6590a5  rgb(101, 144, 165)  hsl(200, 26%, 52%)  Air Force Blue