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#A458CC

#a458cc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a458cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 34.51% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 56.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 279.31°, with 53.21% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #a458cc
  2. #80cc58

Split complementary

  1. #a458cc
  2. #bacc58
  3. #58cc6a

Analogous

  1. #6a58cc
  2. #a458cc
  3. #cc58ba

Triadic

  1. #a458cc
  2. #cca458
  3. #58cca4

Tetradic

  1. #a458cc
  2. #cc5880
  3. #80cc58
  4. #58cca4

Square

  1. #a458cc
  2. #cc6a58
  3. #80cc58
  4. #58bacc

Monochromatic

  1. #51216a
  2. #7e32a5
  3. #a458cc
  4. #c493de
  5. #e4cdf0

Shades

#a458cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a458cc
  2. #944fb8
  3. #8346a3
  4. #733e8f
  5. #62357a
  6. #522c66
  7. #422352
  8. #311a3d
  9. #211229
  10. #100914
  11. #000000

Tints

#a458cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a458cc
  2. #ad69d1
  3. #b679d6
  4. #bf8adb
  5. #c89be0
  6. #d2ace6
  7. #dbbceb
  8. #e4cdf0
  9. #eddef5
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a458cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a458cc
  2. #a05cc4
  3. #9d60bd
  4. #9964b5
  5. #9668ae
  6. #926ca6
  7. #8e709e
  8. #8b7497
  9. #87788f
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6ea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3575d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a06c8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a265a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a458cc {
  color: #a458cc;
}
Background
.bg-a458cc {
  background-color: #a458cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a458cc {
  border: 2px solid #a458cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a458cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 88 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 53% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a458cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a458cc, #cc58ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a458cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 88 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.91 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.47 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.01 #5ba733 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a458cc  rgb(164, 88, 204)  hsl(279, 53%, 57%)  Amethyst
#80cc58  rgb(128, 204, 88)  hsl(99, 53%, 57%)  Mantis
#cca458  rgb(204, 164, 88)  hsl(39, 53%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#58cca4  rgb(88, 204, 164)  hsl(159, 53%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine