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#A460DA

#a460da ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a460da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 37.65% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.77% cyan, 55.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 273.44°, with 62.24% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2132

Complementary

  1. #a460da
  2. #96da60

Split complementary

  1. #a460da
  2. #d3da60
  3. #60da67

Analogous

  1. #6760da
  2. #a460da
  3. #da60d3

Triadic

  1. #a460da
  2. #daa460
  3. #60daa4

Tetradic

  1. #a460da
  2. #da6096
  3. #96da60
  4. #60daa4

Square

  1. #a460da
  2. #da6760
  3. #96da60
  4. #60d3da

Monochromatic

  1. #561e83
  2. #7f2dc1
  3. #a460da
  4. #c89ee8
  5. #ebdcf7

Shades

#a460da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a460da
  2. #9456c4
  3. #834dae
  4. #734399
  5. #623a83
  6. #52306d
  7. #422657
  8. #311d41
  9. #21132c
  10. #100a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#a460da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a460da
  2. #ad70de
  3. #b680e1
  4. #bf90e5
  5. #c8a0e9
  6. #d2b0ed
  7. #dbbff0
  8. #e4cff4
  9. #eddff8
  10. #f6effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a460da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a460da
  2. #a063d1
  3. #9d66c8
  4. #996abf
  5. #966db6
  6. #9270ad
  7. #8e73a4
  8. #8b769b
  9. #877a92
  10. #847d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f74ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #357dde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f80d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c7794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7372dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a75d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f6eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a460da {
  color: #a460da;
}
Background
.bg-a460da {
  background-color: #a460da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a460da {
  border: 2px solid #a460da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a460da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 96 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 62% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a460da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a460da, #da60d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a460da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 96 218 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.08 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.50 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.94 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.95 #5b9f25 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a460da  rgb(164, 96, 218)  hsl(273, 62%, 62%)  Amethyst
#96da60  rgb(150, 218, 96)  hsl(93, 62%, 62%)  Inchworm
#daa460  rgb(218, 164, 96)  hsl(33, 62%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#60daa4  rgb(96, 218, 164)  hsl(153, 62%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine