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#A25DEC

#a25dec ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a25dec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 268.95°, with 79.01% saturation and 64.51% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2157

Complementary

  1. #a25dec
  2. #a7ec5d

Split complementary

  1. #a25dec
  2. #ecea5d
  3. #5fec5d

Analogous

  1. #5d5fec
  2. #a25dec
  3. #ea5dec

Triadic

  1. #a25dec
  2. #eca25d
  3. #5deca2

Tetradic

  1. #a25dec
  2. #ec5da7
  3. #a7ec5d
  4. #5deca2

Square

  1. #a25dec
  2. #ec5d5f
  3. #a7ec5d
  4. #5decea

Monochromatic

  1. #56129e
  2. #7b1ae2
  3. #a25dec
  4. #c9a1f4
  5. #f1e6fc

Shades

#a25dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a25dec
  2. #9254d4
  3. #824abd
  4. #7141a5
  5. #61388e
  6. #512f76
  7. #41255e
  8. #311c47
  9. #20132f
  10. #100918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a25dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a25dec
  2. #ab6dee
  3. #b57df0
  4. #be8ef2
  5. #c79ef4
  6. #d1aef6
  7. #dabef7
  8. #e3cef9
  9. #ecdffb
  10. #f6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a25dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a25dec
  2. #9f61e1
  3. #9b64d6
  4. #9868cc
  5. #946bc1
  6. #916fb6
  7. #8e72ab
  8. #8a76a0
  9. #877996
  10. #837d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f74b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3580e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #947b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a73ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7173ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a70c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a25dec {
  color: #a25dec;
}
Background
.bg-a25dec {
  background-color: #a25dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a25dec {
  border: 2px solid #a25dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a25dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a25dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a25dec, #ea5dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a25dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.29 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.73 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.94 #5da213 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a25dec  rgb(162, 93, 236)  hsl(269, 79%, 65%)  Amethyst
#a7ec5d  rgb(167, 236, 93)  hsl(89, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eca25d  rgb(236, 162, 93)  hsl(29, 79%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#5deca2  rgb(93, 236, 162)  hsl(149, 79%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green