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#A46DCE

#a46dce ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a46dce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 42.75% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 47.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 274.02°, with 49.74% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2329

Complementary

  1. #a46dce
  2. #97ce6d

Split complementary

  1. #a46dce
  2. #c7ce6d
  3. #6dce73

Analogous

  1. #736dce
  2. #a46dce
  3. #ce6dc7

Triadic

  1. #a46dce
  2. #cea46d
  3. #6dcea4

Tetradic

  1. #a46dce
  2. #ce6d97
  3. #97ce6d
  4. #6dcea4

Square

  1. #a46dce
  2. #ce736d
  3. #97ce6d
  4. #6dc7ce

Monochromatic

  1. #562979
  2. #7f3cb3
  3. #a46dce
  4. #c8a6e1
  5. #ebe0f4

Shades

#a46dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46dce
  2. #9462b9
  3. #8357a5
  4. #734c90
  5. #62417c
  6. #523767
  7. #422c52
  8. #31213e
  9. #211629
  10. #100b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46dce
  2. #ad7cd3
  3. #b68ad8
  4. #bf99dd
  5. #c8a7e2
  6. #d2b6e7
  7. #dbc5eb
  8. #e4d3f0
  9. #ede2f5
  10. #f6f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46dce
  2. #a06fc6
  3. #9d71be
  4. #9973b7
  5. #9675af
  6. #9277a7
  7. #8e789f
  8. #8b7a97
  9. #877c90
  10. #847e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #927ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5582d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6485cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e7d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c7ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #827ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a177ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46dce {
  color: #a46dce;
}
Background
.bg-a46dce {
  background-color: #a46dce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46dce {
  border: 2px solid #a46dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 109 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 50% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46dce, #ce6dc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 109 206 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.09 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.98 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.44 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.10 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.51 #5b9231 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a46dce  rgb(164, 109, 206)  hsl(274, 50%, 62%)  Amethyst
#97ce6d  rgb(151, 206, 109)  hsl(94, 50%, 62%)  Pistachio
#cea46d  rgb(206, 164, 109)  hsl(34, 50%, 62%)  Camel
#6dcea4  rgb(109, 206, 164)  hsl(154, 50%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine