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#A35FBD

#a35fbd ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a35fbd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 37.25% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 49.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 283.4°, with 41.59% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1965

Complementary

  1. #a35fbd
  2. #79bd5f

Split complementary

  1. #a35fbd
  2. #a8bd5f
  3. #5fbd74

Analogous

  1. #745fbd
  2. #a35fbd
  3. #bd5fa8

Triadic

  1. #a35fbd
  2. #bda35f
  3. #5fbda3

Tetradic

  1. #a35fbd
  2. #bd5f79
  3. #79bd5f
  4. #5fbda3

Square

  1. #a35fbd
  2. #bd745f
  3. #79bd5f
  4. #5fa8bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e265d
  2. #7b3d93
  3. #a35fbd
  4. #c295d3
  5. #e1cbea

Shades

#a35fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a35fbd
  2. #9356aa
  3. #824c97
  4. #724384
  5. #623971
  6. #52305f
  7. #41264c
  8. #311d39
  9. #211326
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a35fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a35fbd
  2. #ac6fc4
  3. #b57fca
  4. #bf8fd1
  5. #c89fd7
  6. #d1afde
  7. #dabfe5
  8. #e3cfeb
  9. #eddff2
  10. #f6eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a35fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a35fbd
  2. #a062b7
  3. #9c66b1
  4. #9969ab
  5. #956ca5
  6. #92709f
  7. #8e7398
  8. #8b7692
  9. #87798c
  10. #847d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d719a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c76c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a26d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8072bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2689f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a35fbd {
  color: #a35fbd;
}
Background
.bg-a35fbd {
  background-color: #a35fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a35fbd {
  border: 2px solid #a35fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a35fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 95 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 42% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a35fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a35fbd, #bd5fa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a35fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 95 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.44 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.49 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.76 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.14 #5ca042 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a35fbd  rgb(163, 95, 189)  hsl(283, 42%, 56%)  Amethyst
#79bd5f  rgb(121, 189, 95)  hsl(103, 42%, 56%)  Mantis
#bda35f  rgb(189, 163, 95)  hsl(43, 42%, 56%)  Ecru
#5fbda3  rgb(95, 189, 163)  hsl(163, 42%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine