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#A55EBE

#a55ebe ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a55ebe is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 36.86% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.16% cyan, 50.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 284.38°, with 42.48% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1972

Complementary

  1. #a55ebe
  2. #77be5e

Split complementary

  1. #a55ebe
  2. #a7be5e
  3. #5ebe75

Analogous

  1. #755ebe
  2. #a55ebe
  3. #be5ea7

Triadic

  1. #a55ebe
  2. #bea55e
  3. #5ebea5

Tetradic

  1. #a55ebe
  2. #be5e77
  3. #77be5e
  4. #5ebea5

Square

  1. #a55ebe
  2. #be755e
  3. #77be5e
  4. #5ea7be

Monochromatic

  1. #4f265d
  2. #7d3c94
  3. #a55ebe
  4. #c395d4
  5. #e2cbea

Shades

#a55ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a55ebe
  2. #9555ab
  3. #844b98
  4. #744285
  5. #633872
  6. #532f5f
  7. #42264c
  8. #321c39
  9. #211326
  10. #110913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a55ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a55ebe
  2. #ae6ec5
  3. #b77ecb
  4. #c08ed2
  5. #c99ed8
  6. #d2afdf
  7. #dbbfe5
  8. #e4cfec
  9. #eddff2
  10. #f6eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a55ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a55ebe
  2. #a161b8
  3. #9e65b2
  4. #9a68ab
  5. #966ca5
  6. #936f9f
  7. #8f7299
  8. #8b7693
  9. #87798c
  10. #847d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e709a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b76c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607dbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a46c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8172bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4679f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a55ebe {
  color: #a55ebe;
}
Background
.bg-a55ebe {
  background-color: #a55ebe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a55ebe {
  border: 2px solid #a55ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a55ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 94 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 42% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a55ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a55ebe, #be5ea7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a55ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 94 190 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.70 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.78 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.40 #5aa141 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a55ebe  rgb(165, 94, 190)  hsl(284, 42%, 56%)  Amethyst
#77be5e  rgb(119, 190, 94)  hsl(104, 42%, 56%)  Mantis
#bea55e  rgb(190, 165, 94)  hsl(44, 42%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#5ebea5  rgb(94, 190, 165)  hsl(164, 42%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine