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#A169BB

#a169bb ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a169bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 41.18% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.9% cyan, 43.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 280.98°, with 37.61% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2127

Complementary

  1. #a169bb
  2. #83bb69

Split complementary

  1. #a169bb
  2. #acbb69
  3. #69bb78

Analogous

  1. #7869bb
  2. #a169bb
  3. #bb69ac

Triadic

  1. #a169bb
  2. #bba169
  3. #69bba1

Tetradic

  1. #a169bb
  2. #bb6983
  3. #83bb69
  4. #69bba1

Square

  1. #a169bb
  2. #bb7869
  3. #83bb69
  4. #69acbb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f2b60
  2. #7b4394
  3. #a169bb
  4. #c29ed3
  5. #e3d2eb

Shades

#a169bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a169bb
  2. #915fa8
  3. #815496
  4. #714a83
  5. #613f70
  6. #51355e
  7. #402a4b
  8. #302038
  9. #201525
  10. #100b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a169bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a169bb
  2. #aa78c2
  3. #b487c9
  4. #bd96cf
  5. #c7a5d6
  6. #d0b4dd
  7. #d9c3e4
  8. #e3d2eb
  9. #ece1f1
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a169bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a169bb
  2. #9e6bb5
  3. #9a6eaf
  4. #9770a9
  5. #9472a3
  6. #91759e
  7. #8d7798
  8. #8a7992
  9. #877b8c
  10. #837e86
  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 #8e779b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6881b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f7589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c75bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8378ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0709f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a169bb {
  color: #a169bb;
}
Background
.bg-a169bb {
  background-color: #a169bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a169bb {
  border: 2px solid #a169bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a169bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 105 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a169bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a169bb, #bb69ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a169bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 105 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.47 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.85 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.85 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 11.07 #5e9644 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a169bb  rgb(161, 105, 187)  hsl(281, 38%, 57%)  Amethyst
#83bb69  rgb(131, 187, 105)  hsl(101, 38%, 57%)  Pistachio
#bba169  rgb(187, 161, 105)  hsl(41, 38%, 57%)  Ecru
#69bba1  rgb(105, 187, 161)  hsl(161, 38%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine