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#A640BB

#a640bb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a640bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 25.1% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.23% cyan, 65.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 289.76°, with 49% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1536

Complementary

  1. #a640bb
  2. #55bb40

Split complementary

  1. #a640bb
  2. #93bb40
  3. #40bb69

Analogous

  1. #6940bb
  2. #a640bb
  3. #bb4093

Triadic

  1. #a640bb
  2. #bba640
  3. #40bba6

Tetradic

  1. #a640bb
  2. #bb4055
  3. #55bb40
  4. #40bba6

Square

  1. #a640bb
  2. #bb6940
  3. #55bb40
  4. #4093bb

Monochromatic

  1. #411949
  2. #732d82
  3. #a640bb
  4. #c177d0
  5. #dbb0e4

Shades

#a640bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a640bb
  2. #953aa8
  3. #853396
  4. #742d83
  5. #642670
  6. #53205e
  7. #421a4b
  8. #321338
  9. #210d25
  10. #110613
  11. #000000

Tints

#a640bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a640bb
  2. #af53c2
  3. #b866c9
  4. #c179cf
  5. #ca8cd6
  6. #d3a0dd
  7. #dbb3e4
  8. #e4c6eb
  9. #edd9f1
  10. #f6ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a640bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a640bb
  2. #a246b5
  3. #9e4daf
  4. #9b53a9
  5. #975aa3
  6. #93609e
  7. #8f6698
  8. #8b6d92
  9. #88738c
  10. #847a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a66bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b71b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a75578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f59bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a61b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a74e98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a640bb {
  color: #a640bb;
}
Background
.bg-a640bb {
  background-color: #a640bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a640bb {
  border: 2px solid #a640bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a640bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 64 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a640bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a640bb, #bb4093);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a640bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 64 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 3.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.40 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.42 #59bf44 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Purpureus
#a640bb  rgb(166, 64, 187)  hsl(290, 49%, 49%)  Purpureus
#55bb40  rgb(85, 187, 64)  hsl(110, 49%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#bba640  rgb(187, 166, 64)  hsl(50, 49%, 49%)  Brass
#40bba6  rgb(64, 187, 166)  hsl(170, 49%, 49%)  Light Sea Green