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#A55EC0

#a55ec0 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a55ec0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.06% cyan, 51.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 283.47°, with 43.75% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1981

Complementary

  1. #a55ec0
  2. #79c05e

Split complementary

  1. #a55ec0
  2. #aac05e
  3. #5ec074

Analogous

  1. #745ec0
  2. #a55ec0
  3. #c05eaa

Triadic

  1. #a55ec0
  2. #c0a55e
  3. #5ec0a5

Tetradic

  1. #a55ec0
  2. #c05e79
  3. #79c05e
  4. #5ec0a5

Square

  1. #a55ec0
  2. #c0745e
  3. #79c05e
  4. #5eaac0

Monochromatic

  1. #502560
  2. #7d3b97
  3. #a55ec0
  4. #c495d6
  5. #e2cceb

Shades

#a55ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a55ec0
  2. #9555ad
  3. #844b9a
  4. #744286
  5. #633873
  6. #532f60
  7. #42264d
  8. #321c3a
  9. #211326
  10. #110913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a55ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a55ec0
  2. #ae6ec6
  3. #b77ecd
  4. #c08ed3
  5. #c99ed9
  6. #d2afe0
  7. #dbbfe6
  8. #e4cfec
  9. #eddff2
  10. #f6eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a55ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a55ec0
  2. #a161ba
  3. #9e65b3
  4. #9a68ad
  5. #966ca6
  6. #936fa0
  7. #8f729a
  8. #8b7693
  9. #87798d
  10. #847d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e719b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4977c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f7dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a46d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #796ec2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8172be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a467a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a55ec0 {
  color: #a55ec0;
}
Background
.bg-a55ec0 {
  background-color: #a55ec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a55ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #a55ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a55ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 94 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 44% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a55ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a55ec0, #c05eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a55ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 94 192 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.59 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.42 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.90 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.65 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.42 #5aa13f Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a55ec0  rgb(165, 94, 192)  hsl(283, 44%, 56%)  Amethyst
#79c05e  rgb(121, 192, 94)  hsl(103, 44%, 56%)  Mantis
#c0a55e  rgb(192, 165, 94)  hsl(43, 44%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#5ec0a5  rgb(94, 192, 165)  hsl(163, 44%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine