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#A372EF

#a372ef ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a372ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 44.71% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.8% cyan, 52.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 263.52°, with 79.62% saturation and 69.22% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2605

Complementary

  1. #a372ef
  2. #beef72

Split complementary

  1. #a372ef
  2. #efe272
  3. #80ef72

Analogous

  1. #7280ef
  2. #a372ef
  3. #e272ef

Triadic

  1. #a372ef
  2. #efa372
  3. #72efa3

Tetradic

  1. #a372ef
  2. #ef72be
  3. #beef72
  4. #72efa3

Square

  1. #a372ef
  2. #ef7280
  3. #beef72
  4. #72efe2

Monochromatic

  1. #5314b4
  2. #762de7
  3. #a372ef
  4. #d0b7f7
  5. #f3edfd

Shades

#a372ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a372ef
  2. #9367d7
  3. #825bbf
  4. #7250a7
  5. #62448f
  6. #523978
  7. #412e60
  8. #312248
  9. #211730
  10. #100b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a372ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a372ef
  2. #ac80f1
  3. #b58ef2
  4. #bf9cf4
  5. #c8aaf5
  6. #d1b9f7
  7. #dac7f9
  8. #e3d5fa
  9. #ede3fc
  10. #f6f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a372ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a372ef
  2. #a073e4
  3. #9c75d9
  4. #9976ce
  5. #9578c3
  6. #9279b8
  7. #8e7aac
  8. #8b7ca1
  9. #877d96
  10. #847f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9682bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #438bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #518bec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #938aa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7682f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a81ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a81c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a372ef {
  color: #a372ef;
}
Background
.bg-a372ef {
  background-color: #a372ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a372ef {
  border: 2px solid #a372ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a372ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 114 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 80% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a372ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a372ef, #e272ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a372ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 114 239 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.89 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.42 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.41 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.50 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.55 #5c8d10 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a372ef  rgb(163, 114, 239)  hsl(264, 80%, 69%)  Medium Purple
#beef72  rgb(190, 239, 114)  hsl(84, 80%, 69%)  Inchworm
#efa372  rgb(239, 163, 114)  hsl(24, 80%, 69%)  Sandy Brown
#72efa3  rgb(114, 239, 163)  hsl(144, 80%, 69%)  Medium Spring Green