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#A173DB

#a173db ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a173db is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 45.1% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.48% cyan, 47.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 266.54°, with 59.09% saturation and 65.49% 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2495

Complementary

  1. #a173db
  2. #addb73

Split complementary

  1. #a173db
  2. #dbd573
  3. #79db73

Analogous

  1. #7379db
  2. #a173db
  3. #d573db

Triadic

  1. #a173db
  2. #dba173
  3. #73dba1

Tetradic

  1. #a173db
  2. #db73ad
  3. #addb73
  4. #73dba1

Square

  1. #a173db
  2. #db7379
  3. #addb73
  4. #73dbd5

Monochromatic

  1. #542590
  2. #7836cb
  3. #a173db
  4. #cab0eb
  5. #f3edfa

Shades

#a173db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a173db
  2. #9168c5
  3. #815caf
  4. #715199
  5. #614583
  6. #513a6e
  7. #402e58
  8. #302342
  9. #20172c
  10. #100c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#a173db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a173db
  2. #aa81df
  3. #b48fe2
  4. #bd9de6
  5. #c7abe9
  6. #d0b9ed
  7. #d9c7f1
  8. #e3d5f4
  9. #ece3f8
  10. #f6f1fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a173db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a173db
  2. #9e74d2
  3. #9a76c9
  4. #9777c0
  5. #9478b7
  6. #917aae
  7. #8d7ba4
  8. #8a7c9b
  9. #877d92
  10. #837f89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9381b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5488df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6089d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97859d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a80dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f81d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b7eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a173db {
  color: #a173db;
}
Background
.bg-a173db {
  background-color: #a173db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a173db {
  border: 2px solid #a173db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a173db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 115 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 59% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a173db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a173db, #d573db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a173db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 115 219 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.43 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.10 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.51 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.11 #5e8c24 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a173db  rgb(161, 115, 219)  hsl(267, 59%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#addb73  rgb(173, 219, 115)  hsl(87, 59%, 65%)  Inchworm
#dba173  rgb(219, 161, 115)  hsl(27, 59%, 65%)  Fawn
#73dba1  rgb(115, 219, 161)  hsl(147, 59%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine