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#A562DC

#a562dc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a562dc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 38.43% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 55.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 272.95°, with 63.54% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.219

Complementary

  1. #a562dc
  2. #99dc62

Split complementary

  1. #a562dc
  2. #d6dc62
  3. #62dc68

Analogous

  1. #6862dc
  2. #a562dc
  3. #dc62d6

Triadic

  1. #a562dc
  2. #dca562
  3. #62dca5

Tetradic

  1. #a562dc
  2. #dc6299
  3. #99dc62
  4. #62dca5

Square

  1. #a562dc
  2. #dc6862
  3. #99dc62
  4. #62d6dc

Monochromatic

  1. #581e87
  2. #802cc5
  3. #a562dc
  4. #c9a1ea
  5. #eddff8

Shades

#a562dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a562dc
  2. #9558c6
  3. #844eb0
  4. #74459a
  5. #633b84
  6. #53316e
  7. #422758
  8. #321d42
  9. #21142c
  10. #110a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#a562dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a562dc
  2. #ae72e0
  3. #b781e3
  4. #c091e7
  5. #c9a1ea
  6. #d2b1ee
  7. #dbc0f1
  8. #e4d0f5
  9. #ede0f8
  10. #f6effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a562dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a562dc
  2. #a165d3
  3. #9e68ca
  4. #9a6bc0
  5. #966eb7
  6. #9371ae
  7. #8f74a5
  8. #8b779c
  9. #877a92
  10. #847d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9176ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #387ee0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5082d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d7996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7474de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b76da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a070b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a562dc {
  color: #a562dc;
}
Background
.bg-a562dc {
  background-color: #a562dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a562dc {
  border: 2px solid #a562dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a562dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 98 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a562dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a562dc, #dc62d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a562dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 98 220 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.07 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.16 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.52 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.08 #5a9d23 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a562dc  rgb(165, 98, 220)  hsl(273, 64%, 62%)  Amethyst
#99dc62  rgb(153, 220, 98)  hsl(93, 64%, 62%)  Inchworm
#dca562  rgb(220, 165, 98)  hsl(33, 64%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#62dca5  rgb(98, 220, 165)  hsl(153, 64%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine