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#A052D4

#a052d4 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a052d4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 32.16% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.53% cyan, 61.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 60.19% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #a052d4
  2. #86d452

Split complementary

  1. #a052d4
  2. #c7d452
  3. #52d45f

Analogous

  1. #5f52d4
  2. #a052d4
  3. #d452c7

Triadic

  1. #a052d4
  2. #d4a052
  3. #52d4a0

Tetradic

  1. #a052d4
  2. #d45286
  3. #86d452
  4. #52d4a0

Square

  1. #a052d4
  2. #d45f52
  3. #86d452
  4. #52c7d4

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1c71
  2. #7a2bae
  3. #a052d4
  4. #c28fe3
  5. #e3cdf2

Shades

#a052d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a052d4
  2. #904abf
  3. #8042aa
  4. #703994
  5. #60317f
  6. #50296a
  7. #402155
  8. #301940
  9. #20102a
  10. #100815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a052d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a052d4
  2. #aa63d8
  3. #b375dd
  4. #bd86e1
  5. #c697e5
  6. #d0a9ea
  7. #d9baee
  8. #e3cbf2
  9. #ecdcf6
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a052d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a052d4
  2. #9d57cc
  3. #9a5bc3
  4. #9660bb
  5. #9364b2
  6. #9069aa
  7. #8d6ea2
  8. #8a7299
  9. #867791
  10. #837b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1573d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4078d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #996b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a67d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736bd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c62ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a052d4 {
  color: #a052d4;
}
Background
.bg-a052d4 {
  background-color: #a052d4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a052d4 {
  border: 2px solid #a052d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a052d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 82 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 60% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a052d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a052d4, #d452c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a052d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 82 212 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.85 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.04 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.34 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.11 #5fad2b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a052d4  rgb(160, 82, 212)  hsl(276, 60%, 58%)  Amethyst
#86d452  rgb(134, 212, 82)  hsl(96, 60%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#d4a052  rgb(212, 160, 82)  hsl(36, 60%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#52d4a0  rgb(82, 212, 160)  hsl(156, 60%, 58%)  Caribbean Green