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#A35EDE

#a35ede ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a35ede is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 36.86% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.58% cyan, 57.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 272.34°, with 65.98% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2107

Complementary

  1. #a35ede
  2. #99de5e

Split complementary

  1. #a35ede
  2. #d9de5e
  3. #5ede63

Analogous

  1. #635ede
  2. #a35ede
  3. #de5ed9

Triadic

  1. #a35ede
  2. #dea35e
  3. #5edea3

Tetradic

  1. #a35ede
  2. #de5e99
  3. #99de5e
  4. #5edea3

Square

  1. #a35ede
  2. #de635e
  3. #99de5e
  4. #5ed9de

Monochromatic

  1. #561c87
  2. #7e29c7
  3. #a35ede
  4. #c79deb
  5. #ecddf8

Shades

#a35ede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a35ede
  2. #9355c8
  3. #824bb2
  4. #72429b
  5. #623885
  6. #522f6f
  7. #412659
  8. #311c43
  9. #21132c
  10. #100916
  11. #000000

Tints

#a35ede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a35ede
  2. #ac6ee1
  3. #b57ee5
  4. #bf8ee8
  5. #c89eeb
  6. #d1afef
  7. #dabff2
  8. #e3cff5
  9. #eddff8
  10. #f6effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a35ede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a35ede
  2. #a061d5
  3. #9c65cb
  4. #9968c2
  5. #956cb8
  6. #926faf
  7. #8e72a6
  8. #8b769c
  9. #877993
  10. #847d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f73ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b7ce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #997795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7071e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7773dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d6eb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a35ede {
  color: #a35ede;
}
Background
.bg-a35ede {
  background-color: #a35ede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a35ede {
  border: 2px solid #a35ede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a35ede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 94 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a35ede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a35ede, #de5ed9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a35ede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 94 222 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.27 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.64 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.31 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.39 #5ca121 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a35ede  rgb(163, 94, 222)  hsl(272, 66%, 62%)  Amethyst
#99de5e  rgb(153, 222, 94)  hsl(92, 66%, 62%)  Inchworm
#dea35e  rgb(222, 163, 94)  hsl(32, 66%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#5edea3  rgb(94, 222, 163)  hsl(152, 66%, 62%)  Caribbean Green