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#A36BBF

#a36bbf ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a36bbf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 41.96% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.66% cyan, 43.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 39.62% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2206

Complementary

  1. #a36bbf
  2. #87bf6b

Split complementary

  1. #a36bbf
  2. #b1bf6b
  3. #6bbf79

Analogous

  1. #796bbf
  2. #a36bbf
  3. #bf6bb1

Triadic

  1. #a36bbf
  2. #bfa36b
  3. #6bbfa3

Tetradic

  1. #a36bbf
  2. #bf6b87
  3. #87bf6b
  4. #6bbfa3

Square

  1. #a36bbf
  2. #bf796b
  3. #87bf6b
  4. #6bb1bf

Monochromatic

  1. #522c65
  2. #7d439b
  3. #a36bbf
  4. #c4a0d6
  5. #e5d6ed

Shades

#a36bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a36bbf
  2. #9360ac
  3. #825699
  4. #724b86
  5. #624073
  6. #523660
  7. #412b4c
  8. #312039
  9. #211526
  10. #100b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a36bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a36bbf
  2. #ac7ac5
  3. #b589cc
  4. #bf97d2
  5. #c8a6d9
  6. #d1b5df
  7. #dac4e5
  8. #e3d3ec
  9. #ede1f2
  10. #f6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a36bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a36bbf
  2. #a06db9
  3. #9c6fb2
  4. #9971ac
  5. #9573a6
  6. #9276a0
  7. #8e7899
  8. #8b7a93
  9. #877c8d
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90799e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6983bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1778c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e77c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #847abe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a272a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a36bbf {
  color: #a36bbf;
}
Background
.bg-a36bbf {
  background-color: #a36bbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a36bbf {
  border: 2px solid #a36bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a36bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 107 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a36bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a36bbf, #bf6bb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a36bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 107 191 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.06 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.51 #5c9440 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a36bbf  rgb(163, 107, 191)  hsl(280, 40%, 58%)  Amethyst
#87bf6b  rgb(135, 191, 107)  hsl(100, 40%, 58%)  Pistachio
#bfa36b  rgb(191, 163, 107)  hsl(40, 40%, 58%)  Camel
#6bbfa3  rgb(107, 191, 163)  hsl(160, 40%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine