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#A362DA

#a362da ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a362da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 38.43% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.23% cyan, 55.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 272.5°, with 61.86% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #a362da
  2. #99da62

Split complementary

  1. #a362da
  2. #d5da62
  3. #62da67

Analogous

  1. #6762da
  2. #a362da
  3. #da62d5

Triadic

  1. #a362da
  2. #daa362
  3. #62daa3

Tetradic

  1. #a362da
  2. #da6299
  3. #99da62
  4. #62daa3

Square

  1. #a362da
  2. #da6762
  3. #99da62
  4. #62d5da

Monochromatic

  1. #561f84
  2. #7e2ec2
  3. #a362da
  4. #c7a0e9
  5. #ecdef7

Shades

#a362da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a362da
  2. #9358c4
  3. #824eae
  4. #724599
  5. #623b83
  6. #52316d
  7. #412757
  8. #311d41
  9. #21142c
  10. #100a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#a362da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a362da
  2. #ac72de
  3. #b581e1
  4. #bf91e5
  5. #c8a1e9
  6. #d1b1ed
  7. #dac0f0
  8. #e3d0f4
  9. #ede0f8
  10. #f6effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a362da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a362da
  2. #a065d1
  3. #9c68c8
  4. #996bbf
  5. #956eb6
  6. #9271ad
  7. #8e74a4
  8. #8b779b
  9. #877a92
  10. #847d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f75ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #397ede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5081d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a7895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7374dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a76d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e70b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a362da {
  color: #a362da;
}
Background
.bg-a362da {
  background-color: #a362da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a362da {
  border: 2px solid #a362da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a362da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 98 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 62% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a362da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a362da, #da62d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a362da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 98 218 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.24 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.33 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.23 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.88 #5c9d25 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a362da  rgb(163, 98, 218)  hsl(273, 62%, 62%)  Amethyst
#99da62  rgb(153, 218, 98)  hsl(93, 62%, 62%)  Inchworm
#daa362  rgb(218, 163, 98)  hsl(33, 62%, 62%)  Fawn
#62daa3  rgb(98, 218, 163)  hsl(153, 62%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine