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#A264CD

#a264cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a264cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 39.22% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.98% cyan, 51.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 275.43°, with 51.22% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.212

Complementary

  1. #a264cd
  2. #8fcd64

Split complementary

  1. #a264cd
  2. #c3cd64
  3. #64cd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d64cd
  2. #a264cd
  3. #cd64c3

Triadic

  1. #a264cd
  2. #cda264
  3. #64cda2

Tetradic

  1. #a264cd
  2. #cd648f
  3. #8fcd64
  4. #64cda2

Square

  1. #a264cd
  2. #cd6d64
  3. #8fcd64
  4. #64c3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #532573
  2. #7d38ad
  3. #a264cd
  4. #c59ee0
  5. #e7d8f2

Shades

#a264cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a264cd
  2. #925ab9
  3. #8250a4
  4. #714690
  5. #613c7b
  6. #513267
  7. #412852
  8. #311e3e
  9. #201429
  10. #100a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a264cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a264cd
  2. #ab74d2
  3. #b583d7
  4. #be93dc
  5. #c7a2e1
  6. #d1b2e6
  7. #dac1eb
  8. #e3d1f0
  9. #ece0f5
  10. #f6f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a264cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a264cd
  2. #9f67c5
  3. #9b6abe
  4. #986cb6
  5. #946fae
  6. #9172a7
  7. #8e759f
  8. #8a7897
  9. #877a8f
  10. #837d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e75a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #487cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a80ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c768f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7773cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d76cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f6fab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a264cd {
  color: #a264cd;
}
Background
.bg-a264cd {
  background-color: #a264cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a264cd {
  border: 2px solid #a264cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a264cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 100 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a264cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a264cd, #cd64c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a264cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 100 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 1.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.07 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.60 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.98 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.15 #5d9b32 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a264cd  rgb(162, 100, 205)  hsl(275, 51%, 60%)  Amethyst
#8fcd64  rgb(143, 205, 100)  hsl(95, 51%, 60%)  Pistachio
#cda264  rgb(205, 162, 100)  hsl(35, 51%, 60%)  Camel
#64cda2  rgb(100, 205, 162)  hsl(155, 51%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine