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#A062C0

#a062c0 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a062c0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 38.43% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 48.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 279.57°, with 42.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2001

Complementary

  1. #a062c0
  2. #82c062

Split complementary

  1. #a062c0
  2. #b1c062
  3. #62c071

Analogous

  1. #7162c0
  2. #a062c0
  3. #c062b1

Triadic

  1. #a062c0
  2. #c0a062
  3. #62c0a0

Tetradic

  1. #a062c0
  2. #c06282
  3. #82c062
  4. #62c0a0

Square

  1. #a062c0
  2. #c07162
  3. #82c062
  4. #62b1c0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e2762
  2. #793d98
  3. #a062c0
  4. #c199d6
  5. #e2cfec

Shades

#a062c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a062c0
  2. #9058ad
  3. #804e9a
  4. #704586
  5. #603b73
  6. #503160
  7. #40274d
  8. #301d3a
  9. #201426
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a062c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a062c0
  2. #aa72c6
  3. #b381cd
  4. #bd91d3
  5. #c6a1d9
  6. #d0b1e0
  7. #d9c0e6
  8. #e3d0ec
  9. #ece0f2
  10. #f6eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a062c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a062c0
  2. #9d65ba
  3. #9a68b3
  4. #966bad
  5. #936ea6
  6. #9071a0
  7. #8d749a
  8. #8a7793
  9. #867a8d
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c729c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d78c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d7188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7770c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e73be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e6ba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a062c0 {
  color: #a062c0;
}
Background
.bg-a062c0 {
  background-color: #a062c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a062c0 {
  border: 2px solid #a062c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a062c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 98 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 43% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a062c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a062c0, #c062b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a062c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 98 192 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.21 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.33 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.76 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.10 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.04 #5f9d3f Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a062c0  rgb(160, 98, 192)  hsl(280, 43%, 57%)  Amethyst
#82c062  rgb(130, 192, 98)  hsl(100, 43%, 57%)  Mantis
#c0a062  rgb(192, 160, 98)  hsl(40, 43%, 57%)  Camel
#62c0a0  rgb(98, 192, 160)  hsl(160, 43%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine