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#A157EF

#a157ef ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a157ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 34.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.64% cyan, 63.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 269.21°, with 82.61% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #a157ef
  2. #a5ef57

Split complementary

  1. #a157ef
  2. #efed57
  3. #59ef57

Analogous

  1. #5759ef
  2. #a157ef
  3. #ed57ef

Triadic

  1. #a157ef
  2. #efa157
  3. #57efa1

Tetradic

  1. #a157ef
  2. #ef57a5
  3. #a5ef57
  4. #57efa1

Square

  1. #a157ef
  2. #ef5759
  3. #a5ef57
  4. #57efed

Monochromatic

  1. #550f9e
  2. #7a16e4
  3. #a157ef
  4. #c89df6
  5. #efe3fc

Shades

#a157ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a157ef
  2. #914ed7
  3. #8146bf
  4. #713da7
  5. #61348f
  6. #512c78
  7. #402360
  8. #301a48
  9. #201130
  10. #100918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a157ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a157ef
  2. #aa68f1
  3. #b479f2
  4. #bd89f4
  5. #c79af5
  6. #d0abf7
  7. #d9bcf9
  8. #e3cdfa
  9. #ecddfc
  10. #f6eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a157ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a157ef
  2. #9e5be4
  3. #9a5fd9
  4. #9763ce
  5. #9467c3
  6. #916cb8
  7. #8d70ac
  8. #8a74a1
  9. #877896
  10. #837c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d70b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #227dec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92789b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d70ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #986cc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a157ef {
  color: #a157ef;
}
Background
.bg-a157ef {
  background-color: #a157ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a157ef {
  border: 2px solid #a157ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a157ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 87 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a157ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a157ef, #ed57ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a157ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 87 239 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.16 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.07 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.87 #5ea810 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a157ef  rgb(161, 87, 239)  hsl(269, 83%, 64%)  Amethyst
#a5ef57  rgb(165, 239, 87)  hsl(89, 83%, 64%)  Inchworm
#efa157  rgb(239, 161, 87)  hsl(29, 83%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#57efa1  rgb(87, 239, 161)  hsl(149, 83%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green