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#A159DA

#a159da ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a159da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 34.9% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.15% cyan, 59.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 273.49°, with 63.55% saturation and 60.2% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1978

Complementary

  1. #a159da
  2. #92da59

Split complementary

  1. #a159da
  2. #d3da59
  3. #59da61

Analogous

  1. #6159da
  2. #a159da
  3. #da59d3

Triadic

  1. #a159da
  2. #daa159
  3. #59daa1

Tetradic

  1. #a159da
  2. #da5992
  3. #92da59
  4. #59daa1

Square

  1. #a159da
  2. #da6159
  3. #92da59
  4. #59d3da

Monochromatic

  1. #531c7e
  2. #7c2abd
  3. #a159da
  4. #c498e8
  5. #e8d6f6

Shades

#a159da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a159da
  2. #9150c4
  3. #8147ae
  4. #713e99
  5. #613583
  6. #512d6d
  7. #402457
  8. #301b41
  9. #20122c
  10. #100916
  11. #000000

Tints

#a159da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a159da
  2. #aa6ade
  3. #b47ae1
  4. #bd8be5
  5. #c79be9
  6. #d0aced
  7. #d9bdf0
  8. #e3cdf4
  9. #ecdef8
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a159da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a159da
  2. #9e5dd1
  3. #9a61c8
  4. #9765bf
  5. #9469b6
  6. #916dad
  7. #8d70a4
  8. #8a749b
  9. #877892
  10. #837c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2278de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #987291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6ddc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #756fd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c69b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a159da {
  color: #a159da;
}
Background
.bg-a159da {
  background-color: #a159da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a159da {
  border: 2px solid #a159da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a159da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 89 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a159da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a159da, #da59d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a159da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 89 218 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.23 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.79 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.05 #5ea625 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a159da  rgb(161, 89, 218)  hsl(273, 64%, 60%)  Amethyst
#92da59  rgb(146, 218, 89)  hsl(93, 64%, 60%)  Inchworm
#daa159  rgb(218, 161, 89)  hsl(33, 64%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#59daa1  rgb(89, 218, 161)  hsl(153, 64%, 60%)  Caribbean Green