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#A15FED

#a15fed ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a15fed is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 37.25% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.07% cyan, 59.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 267.89°, with 79.78% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2188

Complementary

  1. #a15fed
  2. #abed5f

Split complementary

  1. #a15fed
  2. #ede85f
  3. #64ed5f

Analogous

  1. #5f64ed
  2. #a15fed
  3. #e85fed

Triadic

  1. #a15fed
  2. #eda15f
  3. #5feda1

Tetradic

  1. #a15fed
  2. #ed5fab
  3. #abed5f
  4. #5feda1

Square

  1. #a15fed
  2. #ed5f64
  3. #abed5f
  4. #5fede8

Monochromatic

  1. #5412a1
  2. #791ae5
  3. #a15fed
  4. #c9a4f5
  5. #f2e9fc

Shades

#a15fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a15fed
  2. #9156d5
  3. #814cbe
  4. #7143a6
  5. #61398e
  6. #513077
  7. #40265f
  8. #301d47
  9. #20132f
  10. #100a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a15fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a15fed
  2. #aa6fef
  3. #b47ff1
  4. #bd8ff2
  5. #c79ff4
  6. #d0aff6
  7. #d9bff8
  8. #e3cffa
  9. #ecdffb
  10. #f6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a15fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a15fed
  2. #9e62e2
  3. #9a66d7
  4. #9769cc
  5. #946cc1
  6. #9170b7
  7. #8d73ac
  8. #8a76a1
  9. #877996
  10. #837d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f75b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0480f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3680ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #927d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a74f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7174eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9872c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a15fed {
  color: #a15fed;
}
Background
.bg-a15fed {
  background-color: #a15fed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a15fed {
  border: 2px solid #a15fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a15fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 95 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a15fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a15fed, #e85fed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a15fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 95 237 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.07 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.29 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.15 #5ea012 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a15fed  rgb(161, 95, 237)  hsl(268, 80%, 65%)  Amethyst
#abed5f  rgb(171, 237, 95)  hsl(88, 80%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eda15f  rgb(237, 161, 95)  hsl(28, 80%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#5feda1  rgb(95, 237, 161)  hsl(148, 80%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green