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#A05CF2

#a05cf2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a05cf2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 36.08% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.88% cyan, 61.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 267.2°, with 85.23% saturation and 65.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2154

Complementary

  1. #a05cf2
  2. #aef25c

Split complementary

  1. #a05cf2
  2. #f2eb5c
  3. #63f25c

Analogous

  1. #5c63f2
  2. #a05cf2
  3. #eb5cf2

Triadic

  1. #a05cf2
  2. #f2a05c
  3. #5cf2a0

Tetradic

  1. #a05cf2
  2. #f25cae
  3. #aef25c
  4. #5cf2a0

Square

  1. #a05cf2
  2. #f25c63
  3. #aef25c
  4. #5cf2eb

Monochromatic

  1. #530da8
  2. #7715ec
  3. #a05cf2
  4. #c9a3f8
  5. #f3eafd

Shades

#a05cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05cf2
  2. #9053da
  3. #804ac2
  4. #7040a9
  5. #603791
  6. #502e79
  7. #402561
  8. #301c49
  9. #201230
  10. #100918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05cf2
  2. #aa6cf3
  3. #b37df5
  4. #bd8df6
  5. #c69df7
  6. #d0aef9
  7. #d9befa
  8. #e3cefb
  9. #ecdefc
  10. #f6effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05cf2
  2. #9d60e7
  3. #9a63db
  4. #9667d0
  5. #936ac4
  6. #906eb9
  7. #8d72ae
  8. #8a75a2
  9. #867997
  10. #837c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e73b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #257fef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f7c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6573f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d73f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9671c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05cf2 {
  color: #a05cf2;
}
Background
.bg-a05cf2 {
  background-color: #a05cf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a05cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #a05cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 92 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 85% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05cf2, #eb5cf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 92 242 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.09 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.14 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.85 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.80 #5fa30d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a05cf2  rgb(160, 92, 242)  hsl(267, 85%, 65%)  Amethyst
#aef25c  rgb(174, 242, 92)  hsl(87, 85%, 65%)  Inchworm
#f2a05c  rgb(242, 160, 92)  hsl(27, 85%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#5cf2a0  rgb(92, 242, 160)  hsl(147, 85%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green