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#A162EA

#a162ea ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a162ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 38.43% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.2% cyan, 58.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 267.79°, with 76.4% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2225

Complementary

  1. #a162ea
  2. #abea62

Split complementary

  1. #a162ea
  2. #eae562
  3. #67ea62

Analogous

  1. #6267ea
  2. #a162ea
  3. #e562ea

Triadic

  1. #a162ea
  2. #eaa162
  3. #62eaa1

Tetradic

  1. #a162ea
  2. #ea62ab
  3. #abea62
  4. #62eaa1

Square

  1. #a162ea
  2. #ea6267
  3. #abea62
  4. #62eae5

Monochromatic

  1. #54159e
  2. #791fe1
  3. #a162ea
  4. #c9a5f3
  5. #f2e9fc

Shades

#a162ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a162ea
  2. #9158d3
  3. #814ebb
  4. #7145a4
  5. #613b8c
  6. #513175
  7. #40275e
  8. #301d46
  9. #20142f
  10. #100a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#a162ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a162ea
  2. #aa72ec
  3. #b481ee
  4. #bd91f0
  5. #c7a1f2
  6. #d0b1f5
  7. #d9c0f7
  8. #e3d0f9
  9. #ece0fb
  10. #f6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a162ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a162ea
  2. #9e65df
  3. #9a68d5
  4. #976bca
  5. #946ec0
  6. #9171b5
  7. #8d74aa
  8. #8a77a0
  9. #877a95
  10. #837d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f76b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2081ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e81e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #937e9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c76ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7376e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9974c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a162ea {
  color: #a162ea;
}
Background
.bg-a162ea {
  background-color: #a162ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a162ea {
  border: 2px solid #a162ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a162ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 98 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 76% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a162ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a162ea, #e562ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a162ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 98 234 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.98 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.13 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.04 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.27 #5e9d15 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a162ea  rgb(161, 98, 234)  hsl(268, 76%, 65%)  Amethyst
#abea62  rgb(171, 234, 98)  hsl(88, 76%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eaa162  rgb(234, 161, 98)  hsl(28, 76%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#62eaa1  rgb(98, 234, 161)  hsl(148, 76%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green