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#A04EE2

#a04ee2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a04ee2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 30.59% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.2% cyan, 65.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 273.24°, with 71.84% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1841

Complementary

  1. #a04ee2
  2. #90e24e

Split complementary

  1. #a04ee2
  2. #dae24e
  3. #4ee256

Analogous

  1. #564ee2
  2. #a04ee2
  3. #e24eda

Triadic

  1. #a04ee2
  2. #e2a04e
  3. #4ee2a0

Tetradic

  1. #a04ee2
  2. #e24e90
  3. #90e24e
  4. #4ee2a0

Square

  1. #a04ee2
  2. #e2564e
  3. #90e24e
  4. #4edae2

Monochromatic

  1. #511582
  2. #7b20c3
  3. #a04ee2
  4. #c390ed
  5. #e7d1f8

Shades

#a04ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a04ee2
  2. #9046cb
  3. #803eb5
  4. #70379e
  5. #602f88
  6. #502771
  7. #401f5a
  8. #301744
  9. #20102d
  10. #100817
  11. #000000

Tints

#a04ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a04ee2
  2. #aa60e5
  3. #b371e8
  4. #bd83eb
  5. #c695ee
  6. #d0a7f1
  7. #d9b8f3
  8. #e3caf6
  9. #ecdcf9
  10. #f6edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a04ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a04ee2
  2. #9d53d8
  3. #9a58ce
  4. #965dc5
  5. #9362bb
  6. #9067b1
  7. #8d6ca7
  8. #8a719d
  9. #867694
  10. #837b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8969ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2877df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #956e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6467e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d69e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9963b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a04ee2 {
  color: #a04ee2;
}
Background
.bg-a04ee2 {
  background-color: #a04ee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a04ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #a04ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a04ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 78 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 72% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a04ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a04ee2, #e24eda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a04ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 78 226 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.94 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.48 #5fb11d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a04ee2  rgb(160, 78, 226)  hsl(273, 72%, 60%)  Amethyst
#90e24e  rgb(144, 226, 78)  hsl(93, 72%, 60%)  Inchworm
#e2a04e  rgb(226, 160, 78)  hsl(33, 72%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#4ee2a0  rgb(78, 226, 160)  hsl(153, 72%, 60%)  Caribbean Green