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#A15AEF

#a15aef ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a15aef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 35.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.64% cyan, 62.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 268.59°, with 82.32% saturation and 64.51% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2112

Complementary

  1. #a15aef
  2. #a8ef5a

Split complementary

  1. #a15aef
  2. #efeb5a
  3. #5eef5a

Analogous

  1. #5a5eef
  2. #a15aef
  3. #eb5aef

Triadic

  1. #a15aef
  2. #efa15a
  3. #5aefa1

Tetradic

  1. #a15aef
  2. #ef5aa8
  3. #a8ef5a
  4. #5aefa1

Square

  1. #a15aef
  2. #ef5a5e
  3. #a8ef5a
  4. #5aefeb

Monochromatic

  1. #5510a0
  2. #7916e6
  3. #a15aef
  4. #c9a0f6
  5. #f0e5fd

Shades

#a15aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a15aef
  2. #9151d7
  3. #8148bf
  4. #713fa7
  5. #61368f
  6. #512d78
  7. #402460
  8. #301b48
  9. #201230
  10. #100918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a15aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a15aef
  2. #aa6bf1
  3. #b47bf2
  4. #bd8cf4
  5. #c79cf5
  6. #d0adf7
  7. #d9bdf9
  8. #e3cefa
  9. #ecdefc
  10. #f6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a15aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a15aef
  2. #9e5ee4
  3. #9a62d9
  4. #9765ce
  5. #9469c3
  6. #916db8
  7. #8d71ac
  8. #8a75a1
  9. #877896
  10. #837c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e72b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #927a9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6671f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e71ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #986fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a15aef {
  color: #a15aef;
}
Background
.bg-a15aef {
  background-color: #a15aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a15aef {
  border: 2px solid #a15aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a15aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 90 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a15aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a15aef, #eb5aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a15aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 90 239 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.09 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.49 #5ea510 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a15aef  rgb(161, 90, 239)  hsl(269, 82%, 65%)  Amethyst
#a8ef5a  rgb(168, 239, 90)  hsl(89, 82%, 65%)  Inchworm
#efa15a  rgb(239, 161, 90)  hsl(29, 82%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#5aefa1  rgb(90, 239, 161)  hsl(149, 82%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green