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#A15EBD

#a15ebd ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a15ebd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 36.86% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.81% cyan, 50.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 282.32°, with 41.85% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1926

Complementary

  1. #a15ebd
  2. #7abd5e

Split complementary

  1. #a15ebd
  2. #a9bd5e
  3. #5ebd72

Analogous

  1. #725ebd
  2. #a15ebd
  3. #bd5ea9

Triadic

  1. #a15ebd
  2. #bda15e
  3. #5ebda1

Tetradic

  1. #a15ebd
  2. #bd5e7a
  3. #7abd5e
  4. #5ebda1

Square

  1. #a15ebd
  2. #bd725e
  3. #7abd5e
  4. #5ea9bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c265c
  2. #793c92
  3. #a15ebd
  4. #c194d3
  5. #e0cbe9

Shades

#a15ebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a15ebd
  2. #9155aa
  3. #814b97
  4. #714284
  5. #613871
  6. #512f5f
  7. #40264c
  8. #301c39
  9. #201326
  10. #100913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a15ebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a15ebd
  2. #aa6ec4
  3. #b47eca
  4. #bd8ed1
  5. #c79ed7
  6. #d0afde
  7. #d9bfe5
  8. #e3cfeb
  9. #ecdff2
  10. #f6eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a15ebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a15ebd
  2. #9e61b7
  3. #9a65b1
  4. #9768ab
  5. #946ca5
  6. #916f9f
  7. #8d7298
  8. #8a7692
  9. #87798c
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a75c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f6c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e71bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0679e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a15ebd {
  color: #a15ebd;
}
Background
.bg-a15ebd {
  background-color: #a15ebd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a15ebd {
  border: 2px solid #a15ebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a15ebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 94 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 42% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a15ebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a15ebd, #bd5ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a15ebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 94 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.41 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.68 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.13 #5ea142 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a15ebd  rgb(161, 94, 189)  hsl(282, 42%, 55%)  Amethyst
#7abd5e  rgb(122, 189, 94)  hsl(102, 42%, 55%)  Mantis
#bda15e  rgb(189, 161, 94)  hsl(42, 42%, 55%)  Ecru
#5ebda1  rgb(94, 189, 161)  hsl(162, 42%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine