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#A455E2

#a455e2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a455e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 33.33% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 62.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 273.62°, with 70.85% saturation and 60.98% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1988

Complementary

  1. #a455e2
  2. #93e255

Split complementary

  1. #a455e2
  2. #d9e255
  3. #55e25e

Analogous

  1. #5e55e2
  2. #a455e2
  3. #e255d9

Triadic

  1. #a455e2
  2. #e2a455
  3. #55e2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a455e2
  2. #e25593
  3. #93e255
  4. #55e2a4

Square

  1. #a455e2
  2. #e25e55
  3. #93e255
  4. #55d9e2

Monochromatic

  1. #561787
  2. #7f22c8
  3. #a455e2
  4. #c796ed
  5. #ead8f8

Shades

#a455e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a455e2
  2. #944dcb
  3. #8344b5
  4. #733c9e
  5. #623388
  6. #522b71
  7. #42225a
  8. #311a44
  9. #21112d
  10. #100917
  11. #000000

Tints

#a455e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a455e2
  2. #ad66e5
  3. #b677e8
  4. #bf88eb
  5. #c899ee
  6. #d2aaf1
  7. #dbbbf3
  8. #e4ccf6
  9. #edddf9
  10. #f6eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a455e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a455e2
  2. #a059d8
  3. #9d5ece
  4. #9962c5
  5. #9666bb
  6. #926bb1
  7. #8e6fa7
  8. #8b739d
  9. #877794
  10. #847c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6eae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #397cdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a7294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6ce5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746ee0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e67b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a455e2 {
  color: #a455e2;
}
Background
.bg-a455e2 {
  background-color: #a455e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a455e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a455e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a455e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 85 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a455e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a455e2, #e255d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a455e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 85 226 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.84 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.18 #5baa1d Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a455e2  rgb(164, 85, 226)  hsl(274, 71%, 61%)  Amethyst
#93e255  rgb(147, 226, 85)  hsl(94, 71%, 61%)  Inchworm
#e2a455  rgb(226, 164, 85)  hsl(34, 71%, 61%)  Indian Yellow
#55e2a4  rgb(85, 226, 164)  hsl(154, 71%, 61%)  Caribbean Green