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#A160BF

#a160bf ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a160bf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 37.65% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.71% cyan, 49.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.05°, with 42.6% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.197

Complementary

  1. #a160bf
  2. #7ebf60

Split complementary

  1. #a160bf
  2. #adbf60
  3. #60bf71

Analogous

  1. #7160bf
  2. #a160bf
  3. #bf60ad

Triadic

  1. #a160bf
  2. #bfa160
  3. #60bfa1

Tetradic

  1. #a160bf
  2. #bf607e
  3. #7ebf60
  4. #60bfa1

Square

  1. #a160bf
  2. #bf7160
  3. #7ebf60
  4. #60adbf

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2660
  2. #7a3c96
  3. #a160bf
  4. #c197d5
  5. #e1cdeb

Shades

#a160bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a160bf
  2. #9156ac
  3. #814d99
  4. #714386
  5. #613a73
  6. #513060
  7. #40264c
  8. #301d39
  9. #201326
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a160bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a160bf
  2. #aa70c5
  3. #b480cc
  4. #bd90d2
  5. #c7a0d9
  6. #d0b0df
  7. #d9bfe5
  8. #e3cfec
  9. #ecdff2
  10. #f6eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a160bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a160bf
  2. #9e63b9
  3. #9a66b2
  4. #976aac
  5. #946da6
  6. #9170a0
  7. #8d7399
  8. #8a7693
  9. #877a8d
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c719b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b77c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7cbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f6f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e72bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a069a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a160bf {
  color: #a160bf;
}
Background
.bg-a160bf {
  background-color: #a160bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a160bf {
  border: 2px solid #a160bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a160bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 96 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 43% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a160bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a160bf, #bf60ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a160bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 96 191 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.70 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.85 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.54 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.90 #5e9f40 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a160bf  rgb(161, 96, 191)  hsl(281, 43%, 56%)  Amethyst
#7ebf60  rgb(126, 191, 96)  hsl(101, 43%, 56%)  Mantis
#bfa160  rgb(191, 161, 96)  hsl(41, 43%, 56%)  Camel
#60bfa1  rgb(96, 191, 161)  hsl(161, 43%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine