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#A153CE

#a153ce ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a153ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 32.55% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.84% cyan, 59.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 278.05°, with 55.66% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1822

Complementary

  1. #a153ce
  2. #80ce53

Split complementary

  1. #a153ce
  2. #bece53
  3. #53ce64

Analogous

  1. #6453ce
  2. #a153ce
  3. #ce53be

Triadic

  1. #a153ce
  2. #cea153
  3. #53cea1

Tetradic

  1. #a153ce
  2. #ce5380
  3. #80ce53
  4. #53cea1

Square

  1. #a153ce
  2. #ce6453
  3. #80ce53
  4. #53bece

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1e6a
  2. #7a2fa5
  3. #a153ce
  4. #c28fdf
  5. #e2caf0

Shades

#a153ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a153ce
  2. #914bb9
  3. #8142a5
  4. #713a90
  5. #61327c
  6. #512a67
  7. #402152
  8. #30193e
  9. #201129
  10. #100815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a153ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a153ce
  2. #aa64d3
  3. #b475d8
  4. #bd87dd
  5. #c798e2
  6. #d0a9e7
  7. #d9baeb
  8. #e3cbf0
  9. #ecddf5
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a153ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a153ce
  2. #9e58c6
  3. #9a5cbe
  4. #9761b7
  5. #9465af
  6. #916aa7
  7. #8d6e9f
  8. #8a7397
  9. #877790
  10. #837c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2573d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4878cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c6a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d67d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e61a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a153ce {
  color: #a153ce;
}
Background
.bg-a153ce {
  background-color: #a153ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a153ce {
  border: 2px solid #a153ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a153ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 83 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 56% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a153ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a153ce, #ce53be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a153ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 83 206 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.03 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.62 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.30 #5eac31 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a153ce  rgb(161, 83, 206)  hsl(278, 56%, 57%)  Amethyst
#80ce53  rgb(128, 206, 83)  hsl(98, 56%, 57%)  Mantis
#cea153  rgb(206, 161, 83)  hsl(38, 56%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#53cea1  rgb(83, 206, 161)  hsl(158, 56%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine