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#A061EA

#a061ea ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a061ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 38.04% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.62% cyan, 58.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 267.59°, with 76.54% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2196

Complementary

  1. #a061ea
  2. #abea61

Split complementary

  1. #a061ea
  2. #eae461
  3. #66ea61

Analogous

  1. #6166ea
  2. #a061ea
  3. #e461ea

Triadic

  1. #a061ea
  2. #eaa061
  3. #61eaa0

Tetradic

  1. #a061ea
  2. #ea61ab
  3. #abea61
  4. #61eaa0

Square

  1. #a061ea
  2. #ea6166
  3. #abea61
  4. #61eae4

Monochromatic

  1. #54159d
  2. #771ee1
  3. #a061ea
  4. #c9a5f3
  5. #f1e8fc

Shades

#a061ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a061ea
  2. #9057d3
  3. #804ebb
  4. #7044a4
  5. #603a8c
  6. #503175
  7. #40275e
  8. #301d46
  9. #20132f
  10. #100a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#a061ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a061ea
  2. #aa71ec
  3. #b381ee
  4. #bd90f0
  5. #c6a0f2
  6. #d0b0f5
  7. #d9c0f7
  8. #e3d0f9
  9. #ecdffb
  10. #f6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a061ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a061ea
  2. #9d64df
  3. #9a67d5
  4. #966aca
  5. #936dc0
  6. #9071b5
  7. #8d74aa
  8. #8a77a0
  9. #867a95
  10. #837d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e76b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b80ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b81e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #917d9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b75ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7275e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9773c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a061ea {
  color: #a061ea;
}
Background
.bg-a061ea {
  background-color: #a061ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a061ea {
  border: 2px solid #a061ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a061ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 97 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 77% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a061ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a061ea, #e461ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a061ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 97 234 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.44 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.02 #5f9e15 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a061ea  rgb(160, 97, 234)  hsl(268, 77%, 65%)  Amethyst
#abea61  rgb(171, 234, 97)  hsl(88, 77%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eaa061  rgb(234, 160, 97)  hsl(28, 77%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#61eaa0  rgb(97, 234, 160)  hsl(148, 77%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green