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#A362DB

#a362db ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a362db is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 38.43% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.57% cyan, 55.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 272.23°, with 62.69% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2164

Complementary

  1. #a362db
  2. #9adb62

Split complementary

  1. #a362db
  2. #d7db62
  3. #62db67

Analogous

  1. #6762db
  2. #a362db
  3. #db62d7

Triadic

  1. #a362db
  2. #dba362
  3. #62dba3

Tetradic

  1. #a362db
  2. #db629a
  3. #9adb62
  4. #62dba3

Square

  1. #a362db
  2. #db6762
  3. #9adb62
  4. #62d7db

Monochromatic

  1. #561f85
  2. #7e2dc4
  3. #a362db
  4. #c7a0e9
  5. #ecdef8

Shades

#a362db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a362db
  2. #9358c5
  3. #824eaf
  4. #724599
  5. #623b83
  6. #52316e
  7. #412758
  8. #311d42
  9. #21142c
  10. #100a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#a362db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a362db
  2. #ac72df
  3. #b581e2
  4. #bf91e6
  5. #c8a1e9
  6. #d1b1ed
  7. #dac0f1
  8. #e3d0f4
  9. #ede0f8
  10. #f6effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a362db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a362db
  2. #a065d2
  3. #9c68c9
  4. #996bc0
  5. #956eb7
  6. #9271ae
  7. #8e74a4
  8. #8b779b
  9. #877a92
  10. #847d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f75ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #387edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f81d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a7995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7374dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a76d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e70b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a362db {
  color: #a362db;
}
Background
.bg-a362db {
  background-color: #a362db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a362db {
  border: 2px solid #a362db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a362db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 98 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 63% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a362db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a362db, #db62d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a362db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 98 219 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.91 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.31 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.35 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.98 #5c9d24 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a362db  rgb(163, 98, 219)  hsl(272, 63%, 62%)  Amethyst
#9adb62  rgb(154, 219, 98)  hsl(92, 63%, 62%)  Inchworm
#dba362  rgb(219, 163, 98)  hsl(32, 63%, 62%)  Fawn
#62dba3  rgb(98, 219, 163)  hsl(152, 63%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine