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#A264E0

#a264e0 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a264e0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 39.22% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.68% cyan, 55.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 66.67% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2218

Complementary

  1. #a264e0
  2. #a2e064

Split complementary

  1. #a264e0
  2. #e0e064
  3. #64e064

Analogous

  1. #6464e0
  2. #a264e0
  3. #e064e0

Triadic

  1. #a264e0
  2. #e0a264
  3. #64e0a2

Tetradic

  1. #a264e0
  2. #e064a2
  3. #a2e064
  4. #64e0a2

Square

  1. #a264e0
  2. #e06464
  3. #a2e064
  4. #64e0e0

Monochromatic

  1. #561c8f
  2. #7c29ce
  3. #a264e0
  4. #c8a4ed
  5. #efe4fa

Shades

#a264e0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a264e0
  2. #925aca
  3. #8250b3
  4. #71469d
  5. #613c86
  6. #513270
  7. #41285a
  8. #311e43
  9. #20142d
  10. #100a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#a264e0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a264e0
  2. #ab74e3
  3. #b583e6
  4. #be93e9
  5. #c7a2ec
  6. #d1b2f0
  7. #dac1f3
  8. #e3d1f6
  9. #ece0f9
  10. #f6f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a264e0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a264e0
  2. #9f67d6
  3. #9b6acd
  4. #986cc3
  5. #946fba
  6. #9172b0
  7. #8e75a6
  8. #8a789d
  9. #877a93
  10. #837d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9077af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3680e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c82dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #977c99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7176e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7877de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c73b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a264e0 {
  color: #a264e0;
}
Background
.bg-a264e0 {
  background-color: #a264e0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a264e0 {
  border: 2px solid #a264e0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a264e0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 100 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 67% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a264e0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a264e0, #e064e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a264e0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 100 224 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.09 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.09 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.17 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.32 #5d9b1f Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a264e0  rgb(162, 100, 224)  hsl(270, 67%, 64%)  Amethyst
#a2e064  rgb(162, 224, 100)  hsl(90, 67%, 64%)  Inchworm
#e0a264  rgb(224, 162, 100)  hsl(30, 67%, 64%)  Fawn
#64e0a2  rgb(100, 224, 162)  hsl(150, 67%, 64%)  Caribbean Green