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#A46BBC

#a46bbc ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a46bbc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 41.96% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.77% cyan, 43.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 282.22°, with 37.67% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2204

Complementary

  1. #a46bbc
  2. #83bc6b

Split complementary

  1. #a46bbc
  2. #abbc6b
  3. #6bbc7b

Analogous

  1. #7b6bbc
  2. #a46bbc
  3. #bc6bab

Triadic

  1. #a46bbc
  2. #bca46b
  3. #6bbca4

Tetradic

  1. #a46bbc
  2. #bc6b83
  3. #83bc6b
  4. #6bbca4

Square

  1. #a46bbc
  2. #bc7b6b
  3. #83bc6b
  4. #6babbc

Monochromatic

  1. #522c62
  2. #7e4496
  3. #a46bbc
  4. #c4a0d4
  5. #e5d4ec

Shades

#a46bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46bbc
  2. #9460a9
  3. #835696
  4. #734b84
  5. #624071
  6. #52365e
  7. #422b4b
  8. #312038
  9. #211526
  10. #100b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46bbc
  2. #ad7ac3
  3. #b689c9
  4. #bf97d0
  5. #c8a6d7
  6. #d2b5de
  7. #dbc4e4
  8. #e4d3eb
  9. #ede1f2
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46bbc
  2. #a06db6
  3. #9d6fb0
  4. #9971aa
  5. #9673a4
  6. #92769e
  7. #8e7898
  8. #8b7a92
  9. #877c8c
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90799c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d7ebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b83ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3768b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f77be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a372a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46bbc {
  color: #a46bbc;
}
Background
.bg-a46bbc {
  background-color: #a46bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46bbc {
  border: 2px solid #a46bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 107 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46bbc, #bc6bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 107 188 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.00 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.90 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.59 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.33 #5b9443 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a46bbc  rgb(164, 107, 188)  hsl(282, 38%, 58%)  Amethyst
#83bc6b  rgb(131, 188, 107)  hsl(102, 38%, 58%)  Pistachio
#bca46b  rgb(188, 164, 107)  hsl(42, 38%, 58%)  Ecru
#6bbca4  rgb(107, 188, 164)  hsl(162, 38%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine