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Replete Kalanchoe

#a9167b
Notes

Replete Kalanchoe (#A9167B) is a true magenta with a jewel character. It carries the deep, saturated richness of a gemstone. Authoritative and slightly formal, it works well for type and heavy UI elements. Its HSL profile (319°, 77%, 37%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#a9167b
RGB
rgb(169, 22, 123)
HSL
hsl(319, 77%, 37%)
HWB
hwb(319 9% 34%)
OKLCH
oklch(49.7% 0.198 345.3)
HSV
hsv(319, 87%, 66%)
LAB
lab(38.62% 63.06 -18.91)
LCH
lch(38.62% 65.84 343.31)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 87%, 27%, 34%)

Etymology

Replete
adjective

Latin replētus, filled — past-participle of replēre. As a color modifier, replete implies a saturated-and-fully-pigmented quality where the hue is completely loaded with its source pigment. Sits at the bold-and-saturated end of the grid, parallel to brimming and suffused in usage.

Kalanchoe
noun

African Madagascar widow's-thrill (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) — a Crassulaceae succulent native to Madagascar whose deep-magenta four-petaled flowers in dense terminal corymbs make it a popular winter-bloomer house plant. Kalanchoe color refers to a fully bloomed Kalanchoe blossfeldiana terminal corymb: a saturated, slightly cool deep magenta with the velvet finish of fresh small four-petaled flowers. The genus name comes from the Chinese kalankoe.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#a9167b
Original
#2f4c7d
Protanopia
#5c6378
Deuteranopia
#b5114a
Tritanopia
#3d3d3d
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
6.80:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
3.09:1

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