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#A166B7

#a166b7 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a166b7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 40% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.02% cyan, 44.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.7°, with 36% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.205

Complementary

  1. #a166b7
  2. #7cb766

Split complementary

  1. #a166b7
  2. #a5b766
  3. #66b778

Analogous

  1. #7866b7
  2. #a166b7
  3. #b766a5

Triadic

  1. #a166b7
  2. #b7a166
  3. #66b7a1

Tetradic

  1. #a166b7
  2. #b7667c
  3. #7cb766
  4. #66b7a1

Square

  1. #a166b7
  2. #b77866
  3. #7cb766
  4. #66a5b7

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2a5a
  2. #79438e
  3. #a166b7
  4. #c19acf
  5. #e1cee8

Shades

#a166b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a166b7
  2. #915ca5
  3. #815292
  4. #714780
  5. #613d6e
  6. #51335c
  7. #402949
  8. #301f37
  9. #201425
  10. #100a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a166b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a166b7
  2. #aa75be
  3. #b485c5
  4. #bd94cd
  5. #c7a3d4
  6. #d0b3db
  7. #d9c2e2
  8. #e3d1e9
  9. #ece0f1
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a166b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a166b7
  2. #9e69b2
  3. #9a6bac
  4. #976ea7
  5. #9470a1
  6. #91739c
  7. #8d7696
  8. #8a7891
  9. #877b8b
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5879ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #687fb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a07186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c72b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8276b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a16d9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a166b7 {
  color: #a166b7;
}
Background
.bg-a166b7 {
  background-color: #a166b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a166b7 {
  border: 2px solid #a166b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a166b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 102 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 36% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a166b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a166b7, #b766a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a166b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 102 183 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.04 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.93 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.94 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.00 #5e9948 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a166b7  rgb(161, 102, 183)  hsl(284, 36%, 56%)  Amethyst
#7cb766  rgb(124, 183, 102)  hsl(104, 36%, 56%)  Mantis
#b7a166  rgb(183, 161, 102)  hsl(44, 36%, 56%)  Ecru
#66b7a1  rgb(102, 183, 161)  hsl(164, 36%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine