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#A261CC

#a261cc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a261cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 38.04% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.59% cyan, 52.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 276.45°, with 51.2% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2059

Complementary

  1. #a261cc
  2. #8bcc61

Split complementary

  1. #a261cc
  2. #c1cc61
  3. #61cc6d

Analogous

  1. #6d61cc
  2. #a261cc
  3. #cc61c1

Triadic

  1. #a261cc
  2. #cca261
  3. #61cca2

Tetradic

  1. #a261cc
  2. #cc618b
  3. #8bcc61
  4. #61cca2

Square

  1. #a261cc
  2. #cc6d61
  3. #8bcc61
  4. #61c1cc

Monochromatic

  1. #522470
  2. #7d37aa
  3. #a261cc
  4. #c49bdf
  5. #e6d5f1

Shades

#a261cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a261cc
  2. #9257b8
  3. #824ea3
  4. #71448f
  5. #613a7a
  6. #513166
  7. #412752
  8. #311d3d
  9. #201329
  10. #100a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a261cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a261cc
  2. #ab71d1
  3. #b581d6
  4. #be90db
  5. #c7a0e0
  6. #d1b0e6
  7. #dac0eb
  8. #e3d0f0
  9. #ecdff5
  10. #f6effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a261cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a261cc
  2. #9f64c4
  3. #9b67bd
  4. #986ab5
  5. #946dae
  6. #9171a6
  7. #8e749e
  8. #8a7797
  9. #877a8f
  10. #837d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d73a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #447ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d738d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7571ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c74ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f6caa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a261cc {
  color: #a261cc;
}
Background
.bg-a261cc {
  background-color: #a261cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a261cc {
  border: 2px solid #a261cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a261cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 97 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 51% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a261cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a261cc, #cc61c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a261cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 97 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.72 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.67 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.83 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.34 #5d9e33 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a261cc  rgb(162, 97, 204)  hsl(276, 51%, 59%)  Amethyst
#8bcc61  rgb(139, 204, 97)  hsl(96, 51%, 59%)  Pistachio
#cca261  rgb(204, 162, 97)  hsl(36, 51%, 59%)  Camel
#61cca2  rgb(97, 204, 162)  hsl(156, 51%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine