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#A466BE

#a466be ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a466be is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 40% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 46.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 282.27°, with 40.37% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2111

Complementary

  1. #a466be
  2. #80be66

Split complementary

  1. #a466be
  2. #acbe66
  3. #66be78

Analogous

  1. #7866be
  2. #a466be
  3. #be66ac

Triadic

  1. #a466be
  2. #bea466
  3. #66bea4

Tetradic

  1. #a466be
  2. #be6680
  3. #80be66
  4. #66bea4

Square

  1. #a466be
  2. #be7866
  3. #80be66
  4. #66acbe

Monochromatic

  1. #512962
  2. #7e4097
  3. #a466be
  4. #c49cd5
  5. #e4d1ec

Shades

#a466be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a466be
  2. #945cab
  3. #835298
  4. #734785
  5. #623d72
  6. #52335f
  7. #42294c
  8. #311f39
  9. #211426
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a466be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a466be
  2. #ad75c5
  3. #b685cb
  4. #bf94d2
  5. #c8a3d8
  6. #d2b3df
  7. #dbc2e5
  8. #e4d1ec
  9. #ede0f2
  10. #f6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a466be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a466be
  2. #a069b8
  3. #9d6bb2
  4. #996eab
  5. #9670a5
  6. #92739f
  7. #8e7699
  8. #8b7893
  9. #877b8c
  10. #847d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f769c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #557bc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6681bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a37389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c73c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8377bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a36ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a466be {
  color: #a466be;
}
Background
.bg-a466be {
  background-color: #a466be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a466be {
  border: 2px solid #a466be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a466be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 102 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 40% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a466be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a466be, #be66ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a466be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 102 190 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.74 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.30 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.09 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.71 #5b9941 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a466be  rgb(164, 102, 190)  hsl(282, 40%, 57%)  Amethyst
#80be66  rgb(128, 190, 102)  hsl(102, 40%, 57%)  Mantis
#bea466  rgb(190, 164, 102)  hsl(42, 40%, 57%)  Ecru
#66bea4  rgb(102, 190, 164)  hsl(162, 40%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine