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#A05EDA

#a05eda ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a05eda is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 36.86% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.61% cyan, 56.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 271.94°, with 62.63% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2054

Complementary

  1. #a05eda
  2. #98da5e

Split complementary

  1. #a05eda
  2. #d6da5e
  3. #5eda62

Analogous

  1. #625eda
  2. #a05eda
  3. #da5ed6

Triadic

  1. #a05eda
  2. #daa05e
  3. #5edaa0

Tetradic

  1. #a05eda
  2. #da5e98
  3. #98da5e
  4. #5edaa0

Square

  1. #a05eda
  2. #da625e
  3. #98da5e
  4. #5ed6da

Monochromatic

  1. #531e81
  2. #7b2cc0
  3. #a05eda
  4. #c59ce8
  5. #e9daf7

Shades

#a05eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a05eda
  2. #9055c4
  3. #804bae
  4. #704299
  5. #603883
  6. #502f6d
  7. #402657
  8. #301c41
  9. #20132c
  10. #100916
  11. #000000

Tints

#a05eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a05eda
  2. #aa6ede
  3. #b37ee1
  4. #bd8ee5
  5. #c69ee9
  6. #d0afed
  7. #d9bff0
  8. #e3cff4
  9. #ecdff8
  10. #f6effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a05eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a05eda
  2. #9d61d1
  3. #9a65c8
  4. #9668bf
  5. #936cb6
  6. #906fad
  7. #8d72a4
  8. #8a769b
  9. #867992
  10. #837d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c72aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e7bde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #977693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e70dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7672d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a6db4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a05eda {
  color: #a05eda;
}
Background
.bg-a05eda {
  background-color: #a05eda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a05eda {
  border: 2px solid #a05eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a05eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 94 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 63% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a05eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a05eda, #da5ed6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a05eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 94 218 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.52 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.52 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.57 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.67 #5fa125 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a05eda  rgb(160, 94, 218)  hsl(272, 63%, 61%)  Amethyst
#98da5e  rgb(152, 218, 94)  hsl(92, 63%, 61%)  Inchworm
#daa05e  rgb(218, 160, 94)  hsl(32, 63%, 61%)  Fawn
#5edaa0  rgb(94, 218, 160)  hsl(152, 63%, 61%)  Caribbean Green