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#A052D1

#a052d1 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a052d1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 32.16% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.44% cyan, 60.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 276.85°, with 57.99% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1811

Complementary

  1. #a052d1
  2. #83d152

Split complementary

  1. #a052d1
  2. #c3d152
  3. #52d161

Analogous

  1. #6152d1
  2. #a052d1
  3. #d152c3

Triadic

  1. #a052d1
  2. #d1a052
  3. #52d1a0

Tetradic

  1. #a052d1
  2. #d15283
  3. #83d152
  4. #52d1a0

Square

  1. #a052d1
  2. #d16152
  3. #83d152
  4. #52c3d1

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1d6d
  2. #792da9
  3. #a052d1
  4. #c18ee1
  5. #e2cbf1

Shades

#a052d1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a052d1
  2. #904abc
  3. #8042a7
  4. #703992
  5. #60317d
  6. #502969
  7. #402154
  8. #30193f
  9. #20102a
  10. #100815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a052d1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a052d1
  2. #aa63d6
  3. #b375da
  4. #bd86df
  5. #c697e3
  6. #d0a9e8
  7. #d9baed
  8. #e3cbf1
  9. #ecdcf6
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a052d1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a052d1
  2. #9d57c9
  3. #9a5bc1
  4. #9660b9
  5. #9364b1
  6. #9069a9
  7. #8d6ea0
  8. #8a7298
  9. #867790
  10. #837b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8969a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c73d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4377ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a6a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b67d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746acf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c61ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a052d1 {
  color: #a052d1;
}
Background
.bg-a052d1 {
  background-color: #a052d1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a052d1 {
  border: 2px solid #a052d1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a052d1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 82 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 58% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a052d1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a052d1, #d152c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a052d1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 82 209 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.27 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.22 #5fad2e Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a052d1  rgb(160, 82, 209)  hsl(277, 58%, 57%)  Amethyst
#83d152  rgb(131, 209, 82)  hsl(97, 58%, 57%)  Mantis
#d1a052  rgb(209, 160, 82)  hsl(37, 58%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#52d1a0  rgb(82, 209, 160)  hsl(157, 58%, 57%)  Caribbean Green