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#A368CE

#a368ce ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a368ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 40.78% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.87% cyan, 49.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 274.71°, with 51% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2214

Complementary

  1. #a368ce
  2. #93ce68

Split complementary

  1. #a368ce
  2. #c6ce68
  3. #68ce70

Analogous

  1. #7068ce
  2. #a368ce
  3. #ce68c6

Triadic

  1. #a368ce
  2. #cea368
  3. #68cea3

Tetradic

  1. #a368ce
  2. #ce6893
  3. #93ce68
  4. #68cea3

Square

  1. #a368ce
  2. #ce7068
  3. #93ce68
  4. #68c6ce

Monochromatic

  1. #552677
  2. #7e39b0
  3. #a368ce
  4. #c6a2e1
  5. #e9dbf3

Shades

#a368ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a368ce
  2. #935eb9
  3. #8253a5
  4. #724990
  5. #623e7c
  6. #523467
  7. #412a52
  8. #311f3e
  9. #211529
  10. #100a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a368ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a368ce
  2. #ac77d3
  3. #b586d8
  4. #bf95dd
  5. #c8a4e2
  6. #d1b4e7
  7. #dac3eb
  8. #e3d2f0
  9. #ede1f5
  10. #f6f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a368ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a368ce
  2. #a06ac6
  3. #9c6dbe
  4. #996fb7
  5. #9572af
  6. #9274a7
  7. #8e769f
  8. #8b7997
  9. #877b90
  10. #847e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9078a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d7fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e82cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d7991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7976d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8079cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a073ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a368ce {
  color: #a368ce;
}
Background
.bg-a368ce {
  background-color: #a368ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a368ce {
  border: 2px solid #a368ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a368ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 104 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 51% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a368ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a368ce, #ce68c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a368ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 104 206 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.56 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.88 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.94 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.23 #5c9731 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a368ce  rgb(163, 104, 206)  hsl(275, 51%, 61%)  Amethyst
#93ce68  rgb(147, 206, 104)  hsl(95, 51%, 61%)  Pistachio
#cea368  rgb(206, 163, 104)  hsl(35, 51%, 61%)  Camel
#68cea3  rgb(104, 206, 163)  hsl(155, 51%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine