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#A45FF0

#a45ff0 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a45ff0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 37.25% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.67% cyan, 60.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 268.55°, with 82.86% saturation and 65.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2237

Complementary

  1. #a45ff0
  2. #abf05f

Split complementary

  1. #a45ff0
  2. #f0ed5f
  3. #63f05f

Analogous

  1. #5f63f0
  2. #a45ff0
  3. #ed5ff0

Triadic

  1. #a45ff0
  2. #f0a45f
  3. #5ff0a4

Tetradic

  1. #a45ff0
  2. #f05fab
  3. #abf05f
  4. #5ff0a4

Square

  1. #a45ff0
  2. #f05f63
  3. #abf05f
  4. #5ff0ed

Monochromatic

  1. #5710a6
  2. #7c19e9
  3. #a45ff0
  4. #cca5f7
  5. #f4ebfd

Shades

#a45ff0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a45ff0
  2. #9456d8
  3. #834cc0
  4. #7343a8
  5. #623990
  6. #523078
  7. #422660
  8. #311d48
  9. #211330
  10. #100a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a45ff0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a45ff0
  2. #ad6ff2
  3. #b67ff3
  4. #bf8ff5
  5. #c89ff6
  6. #d2aff8
  7. #dbbff9
  8. #e4cffb
  9. #eddffc
  10. #f6effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a45ff0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a45ff0
  2. #a062e5
  3. #9d66da
  4. #9969ce
  5. #966cc3
  6. #9270b8
  7. #8e73ad
  8. #8b76a2
  9. #877996
  10. #847d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9176b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3582ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #957d9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b75f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7375ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b72c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a45ff0 {
  color: #a45ff0;
}
Background
.bg-a45ff0 {
  background-color: #a45ff0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a45ff0 {
  border: 2px solid #a45ff0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a45ff0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 95 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 83% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a45ff0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a45ff0, #ed5ff0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a45ff0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 95 240 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.70 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.98 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.71 #5ba00f Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a45ff0  rgb(164, 95, 240)  hsl(269, 83%, 66%)  Amethyst
#abf05f  rgb(171, 240, 95)  hsl(89, 83%, 66%)  Inchworm
#f0a45f  rgb(240, 164, 95)  hsl(29, 83%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#5ff0a4  rgb(95, 240, 164)  hsl(149, 83%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green