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#A166C8

#a166c8 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a166c8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 40% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.5% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 276.12°, with 47.12% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #a166c8
  2. #8dc866

Split complementary

  1. #a166c8
  2. #bec866
  3. #66c870

Analogous

  1. #7066c8
  2. #a166c8
  3. #c866be

Triadic

  1. #a166c8
  2. #c8a166
  3. #66c8a1

Tetradic

  1. #a166c8
  2. #c8668d
  3. #8dc866
  4. #66c8a1

Square

  1. #a166c8
  2. #c87066
  3. #8dc866
  4. #66bec8

Monochromatic

  1. #52276e
  2. #7c3ca6
  3. #a166c8
  4. #c49edc
  5. #e6d7f0

Shades

#a166c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a166c8
  2. #915cb4
  3. #8152a0
  4. #71478c
  5. #613d78
  6. #513364
  7. #402950
  8. #301f3c
  9. #201428
  10. #100a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a166c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a166c8
  2. #aa75ce
  3. #b485d3
  4. #bd94d9
  5. #c7a3de
  6. #d0b3e4
  7. #d9c2e9
  8. #e3d1ef
  9. #ece0f4
  10. #f6f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a166c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a166c8
  2. #9e69c1
  3. #9a6bba
  4. #976eb2
  5. #9470ab
  6. #9173a4
  7. #8d769d
  8. #8a7896
  9. #877b8e
  10. #837d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e76a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e7ccb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f80c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c768e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7874ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f77c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e70a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a166c8 {
  color: #a166c8;
}
Background
.bg-a166c8 {
  background-color: #a166c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a166c8 {
  border: 2px solid #a166c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a166c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 102 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 47% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a166c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a166c8, #c866be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a166c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 102 200 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.54 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.83 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.37 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.87 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.68 #5e9937 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a166c8  rgb(161, 102, 200)  hsl(276, 47%, 59%)  Amethyst
#8dc866  rgb(141, 200, 102)  hsl(96, 47%, 59%)  Pistachio
#c8a166  rgb(200, 161, 102)  hsl(36, 47%, 59%)  Camel
#66c8a1  rgb(102, 200, 161)  hsl(156, 47%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine