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#A462BD

#a462bd ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a462bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 38.43% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.23% cyan, 48.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 283.52°, with 40.81% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.203

Complementary

  1. #a462bd
  2. #7bbd62

Split complementary

  1. #a462bd
  2. #a8bd62
  3. #62bd76

Analogous

  1. #7662bd
  2. #a462bd
  3. #bd62a8

Triadic

  1. #a462bd
  2. #bda462
  3. #62bda4

Tetradic

  1. #a462bd
  2. #bd627b
  3. #7bbd62
  4. #62bda4

Square

  1. #a462bd
  2. #bd7662
  3. #7bbd62
  4. #62a8bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f285e
  2. #7d3e94
  3. #a462bd
  4. #c398d4
  5. #e2ceea

Shades

#a462bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a462bd
  2. #9458aa
  3. #834e97
  4. #734584
  5. #623b71
  6. #52315f
  7. #42274c
  8. #311d39
  9. #211426
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a462bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a462bd
  2. #ad72c4
  3. #b681ca
  4. #bf91d1
  5. #c8a1d7
  6. #d2b1de
  7. #dbc0e5
  8. #e4d0eb
  9. #ede0f2
  10. #f6eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a462bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a462bd
  2. #a065b7
  3. #9d68b1
  4. #996bab
  5. #966ea5
  6. #92719f
  7. #8e7498
  8. #8b7792
  9. #877a8c
  10. #847d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e739a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5078c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #637eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a36f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b70bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8274bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a36a9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a462bd {
  color: #a462bd;
}
Background
.bg-a462bd {
  background-color: #a462bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a462bd {
  border: 2px solid #a462bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a462bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 98 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 41% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a462bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a462bd, #bd62a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a462bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 98 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.27 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.24 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.03 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.78 #5b9d42 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a462bd  rgb(164, 98, 189)  hsl(284, 41%, 56%)  Amethyst
#7bbd62  rgb(123, 189, 98)  hsl(104, 41%, 56%)  Mantis
#bda462  rgb(189, 164, 98)  hsl(44, 41%, 56%)  Ecru
#62bda4  rgb(98, 189, 164)  hsl(164, 41%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine