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#A261EB

#a261eb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a261eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 38.04% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.06% cyan, 58.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 268.26°, with 77.53% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2223

Complementary

  1. #a261eb
  2. #aaeb61

Split complementary

  1. #a261eb
  2. #ebe761
  3. #65eb61

Analogous

  1. #6165eb
  2. #a261eb
  3. #e761eb

Triadic

  1. #a261eb
  2. #eba261
  3. #61eba2

Tetradic

  1. #a261eb
  2. #eb61aa
  3. #aaeb61
  4. #61eba2

Square

  1. #a261eb
  2. #eb6165
  3. #aaeb61
  4. #61ebe7

Monochromatic

  1. #55149f
  2. #7a1de2
  3. #a261eb
  4. #caa5f4
  5. #f2e9fc

Shades

#a261eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a261eb
  2. #9257d4
  3. #824ebc
  4. #7144a5
  5. #613a8d
  6. #513176
  7. #41275e
  8. #311d47
  9. #20132f
  10. #100a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a261eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a261eb
  2. #ab71ed
  3. #b581ef
  4. #be90f1
  5. #c7a0f3
  6. #d1b0f5
  7. #dac0f7
  8. #e3d0f9
  9. #ecdffb
  10. #f6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a261eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a261eb
  2. #9f64e0
  3. #9b67d6
  4. #986acb
  5. #946dc0
  6. #9171b6
  7. #8e74ab
  8. #8a77a0
  9. #877a95
  10. #837d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9076b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b81ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d81e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #947d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c75ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7376e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a73c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a261eb {
  color: #a261eb;
}
Background
.bg-a261eb {
  background-color: #a261eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a261eb {
  border: 2px solid #a261eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a261eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 97 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a261eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a261eb, #e761eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a261eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 97 235 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.94 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.86 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.46 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.34 #5d9e14 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a261eb  rgb(162, 97, 235)  hsl(268, 78%, 65%)  Amethyst
#aaeb61  rgb(170, 235, 97)  hsl(88, 78%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eba261  rgb(235, 162, 97)  hsl(28, 78%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#61eba2  rgb(97, 235, 162)  hsl(148, 78%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green