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#A355FB

#a355fb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a355fb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 33.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.06% cyan, 66.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 268.19°, with 95.4% saturation and 65.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 7.55.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #a355fb
  2. #adfb55

Split complementary

  1. #a355fb
  2. #fbf655
  3. #5afb55

Analogous

  1. #555afb
  2. #a355fb
  3. #f655fb

Triadic

  1. #a355fb
  2. #fba355
  3. #55fba3

Tetradic

  1. #a355fb
  2. #fb55ad
  3. #adfb55
  4. #55fba3

Square

  1. #a355fb
  2. #fb555a
  3. #adfb55
  4. #55fbf6

Monochromatic

  1. #5604b3
  2. #7b0af9
  3. #a355fb
  4. #cba0fd
  5. #f4eaff

Shades

#a355fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a355fb
  2. #934de2
  3. #8244c9
  4. #723cb0
  5. #623397
  6. #522b7e
  7. #412264
  8. #311a4b
  9. #211132
  10. #100919
  11. #000000

Tints

#a355fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a355fb
  2. #ac66fb
  3. #b577fc
  4. #bf88fc
  5. #c899fd
  6. #d1aafd
  7. #dabbfd
  8. #e3ccfe
  9. #edddfe
  10. #f6eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a355fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a355fb
  2. #a059ef
  3. #9c5ee2
  4. #9962d6
  5. #9566ca
  6. #926bbe
  7. #8e6fb1
  8. #8b73a5
  9. #877799
  10. #847c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f71be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ef7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #907ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6170fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6970f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #986ecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a355fb {
  color: #a355fb;
}
Background
.bg-a355fb {
  background-color: #a355fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a355fb {
  border: 2px solid #a355fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a355fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 85 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a355fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a355fb, #f655fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a355fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 85 251 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.74 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.77 #5caa04 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a355fb  rgb(163, 85, 251)  hsl(268, 95%, 66%)  Amethyst
#adfb55  rgb(173, 251, 85)  hsl(88, 95%, 66%)  Green Yellow
#fba355  rgb(251, 163, 85)  hsl(28, 95%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#55fba3  rgb(85, 251, 163)  hsl(148, 95%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green