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#A166F2

#a166f2 ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a166f2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 40% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.47% cyan, 57.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 265.29°, with 84.34% saturation and 67.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2349

Complementary

  1. #a166f2
  2. #b7f266

Split complementary

  1. #a166f2
  2. #f2e766
  3. #71f266

Analogous

  1. #6671f2
  2. #a166f2
  3. #e766f2

Triadic

  1. #a166f2
  2. #f2a166
  3. #66f2a1

Tetradic

  1. #a166f2
  2. #f266b7
  3. #b7f266
  4. #66f2a1

Square

  1. #a166f2
  2. #f26671
  3. #b7f266
  4. #66f2e7

Monochromatic

  1. #530fb0
  2. #761fec
  3. #a166f2
  4. #ccadf8
  5. #f3ecfd

Shades

#a166f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a166f2
  2. #915cda
  3. #8152c2
  4. #7147a9
  5. #613d91
  6. #513379
  7. #402961
  8. #301f49
  9. #201430
  10. #100a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a166f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a166f2
  2. #aa75f3
  3. #b485f5
  4. #bd94f6
  5. #c7a3f7
  6. #d0b3f9
  7. #d9c2fa
  8. #e3d1fb
  9. #ece0fc
  10. #f6f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a166f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a166f2
  2. #9e69e7
  3. #9a6bdb
  4. #976ed0
  5. #9470c4
  6. #9173b9
  7. #8d76ae
  8. #8a78a2
  9. #877b97
  10. #837d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #917abb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d85f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a84ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9083a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c7af5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7279f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9778c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a166f2 {
  color: #a166f2;
}
Background
.bg-a166f2 {
  background-color: #a166f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a166f2 {
  border: 2px solid #a166f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a166f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 102 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 84% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a166f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a166f2, #e766f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a166f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 102 242 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.66 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.86 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.90 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.56 #5e990d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a166f2  rgb(161, 102, 242)  hsl(265, 84%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#b7f266  rgb(183, 242, 102)  hsl(85, 84%, 67%)  Inchworm
#f2a166  rgb(242, 161, 102)  hsl(25, 84%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#66f2a1  rgb(102, 242, 161)  hsl(145, 84%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green