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#A46DBD

#a46dbd ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a46dbd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 42.75% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.23% cyan, 42.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 281.25°, with 37.74% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.225

Complementary

  1. #a46dbd
  2. #86bd6d

Split complementary

  1. #a46dbd
  2. #aebd6d
  3. #6dbd7c

Analogous

  1. #7c6dbd
  2. #a46dbd
  3. #bd6dae

Triadic

  1. #a46dbd
  2. #bda46d
  3. #6dbda4

Tetradic

  1. #a46dbd
  2. #bd6d86
  3. #86bd6d
  4. #6dbda4

Square

  1. #a46dbd
  2. #bd7c6d
  3. #86bd6d
  4. #6daebd

Monochromatic

  1. #532d64
  2. #7e4599
  3. #a46dbd
  4. #c5a2d5
  5. #e6d6ed

Shades

#a46dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46dbd
  2. #9462aa
  3. #835797
  4. #734c84
  5. #624171
  6. #52375f
  7. #422c4c
  8. #312139
  9. #211626
  10. #100b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46dbd
  2. #ad7cc4
  3. #b68aca
  4. #bf99d1
  5. #c8a7d7
  6. #d2b6de
  7. #dbc5e5
  8. #e4d3eb
  9. #ede2f2
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46dbd
  2. #a06fb7
  3. #9d71b1
  4. #9973ab
  5. #9675a5
  6. #92779f
  7. #8e7898
  8. #8b7a92
  9. #877c8c
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #917a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f7fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d84bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2788c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8078bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867bbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a374a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46dbd {
  color: #a46dbd;
}
Background
.bg-a46dbd {
  background-color: #a46dbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46dbd {
  border: 2px solid #a46dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 109 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46dbd, #bd6dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 109 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.11 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.17 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.24 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.17 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.22 #5b9242 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a46dbd  rgb(164, 109, 189)  hsl(281, 38%, 58%)  Amethyst
#86bd6d  rgb(134, 189, 109)  hsl(101, 38%, 58%)  Pistachio
#bda46d  rgb(189, 164, 109)  hsl(41, 38%, 58%)  Ecru
#6dbda4  rgb(109, 189, 164)  hsl(161, 38%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine