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#A15AF2

#a15af2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a15af2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.47% cyan, 62.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 268.03°, with 85.39% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.213

Complementary

  1. #a15af2
  2. #abf25a

Split complementary

  1. #a15af2
  2. #f2ed5a
  3. #5ff25a

Analogous

  1. #5a5ff2
  2. #a15af2
  3. #ed5af2

Triadic

  1. #a15af2
  2. #f2a15a
  3. #5af2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a15af2
  2. #f25aab
  3. #abf25a
  4. #5af2a1

Square

  1. #a15af2
  2. #f25a5f
  3. #abf25a
  4. #5af2ed

Monochromatic

  1. #540da6
  2. #7913ec
  3. #a15af2
  4. #c9a1f8
  5. #f2e8fd

Shades

#a15af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a15af2
  2. #9151da
  3. #8148c2
  4. #713fa9
  5. #613691
  6. #512d79
  7. #402461
  8. #301b49
  9. #201230
  10. #100918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a15af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a15af2
  2. #aa6bf3
  3. #b47bf5
  4. #bd8cf6
  5. #c79cf7
  6. #d0adf9
  7. #d9bdfa
  8. #e3cefb
  9. #ecdefc
  10. #f6effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a15af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a15af2
  2. #9e5ee7
  3. #9a62db
  4. #9765d0
  5. #9469c4
  6. #916db9
  7. #8d71ae
  8. #8a75a2
  9. #877897
  10. #837c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e72b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #237fef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #907b9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6571f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d72f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #976fc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a15af2 {
  color: #a15af2;
}
Background
.bg-a15af2 {
  background-color: #a15af2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a15af2 {
  border: 2px solid #a15af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a15af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 90 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 85% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a15af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a15af2, #ed5af2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a15af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 90 242 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.22 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.39 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.46 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.76 #5ea50d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a15af2  rgb(161, 90, 242)  hsl(268, 85%, 65%)  Amethyst
#abf25a  rgb(171, 242, 90)  hsl(88, 85%, 65%)  Inchworm
#f2a15a  rgb(242, 161, 90)  hsl(28, 85%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#5af2a1  rgb(90, 242, 161)  hsl(148, 85%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green