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#A36BD2

#a36bd2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a36bd2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 41.96% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.38% cyan, 49.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 272.62°, with 53.37% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2296

Complementary

  1. #a36bd2
  2. #9ad26b

Split complementary

  1. #a36bd2
  2. #ced26b
  3. #6bd270

Analogous

  1. #706bd2
  2. #a36bd2
  3. #d26bce

Triadic

  1. #a36bd2
  2. #d2a36b
  3. #6bd2a3

Tetradic

  1. #a36bd2
  2. #d26b9a
  3. #9ad26b
  4. #6bd2a3

Square

  1. #a36bd2
  2. #d2706b
  3. #9ad26b
  4. #6bced2

Monochromatic

  1. #56267e
  2. #7e38b8
  3. #a36bd2
  4. #c7a6e4
  5. #ece0f6

Shades

#a36bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a36bd2
  2. #9360bd
  3. #8256a8
  4. #724b93
  5. #62407e
  6. #523669
  7. #412b54
  8. #31203f
  9. #21152a
  10. #100b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a36bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a36bd2
  2. #ac7ad7
  3. #b589db
  4. #bf97e0
  5. #c8a6e4
  6. #d1b5e9
  7. #dac4ed
  8. #e3d3f2
  9. #ede1f6
  10. #f6f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a36bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a36bd2
  2. #a06dca
  3. #9c6fc2
  4. #9971b9
  5. #9573b1
  6. #9276a9
  7. #8e78a1
  8. #8b7a99
  9. #877c90
  10. #847e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #917ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f82d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f84cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c7c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a79d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #807bd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f76b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a36bd2 {
  color: #a36bd2;
}
Background
.bg-a36bd2 {
  background-color: #a36bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a36bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #a36bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a36bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 107 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 53% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a36bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a36bd2, #d26bce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a36bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 107 210 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.53 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.40 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.20 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.00 #5c942d Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a36bd2  rgb(163, 107, 210)  hsl(273, 53%, 62%)  Amethyst
#9ad26b  rgb(154, 210, 107)  hsl(93, 53%, 62%)  Pistachio
#d2a36b  rgb(210, 163, 107)  hsl(33, 53%, 62%)  Camel
#6bd2a3  rgb(107, 210, 163)  hsl(153, 53%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine