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#A660EA

#a660ea ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a660ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 37.65% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.06% cyan, 58.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 270.43°, with 76.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2241

Complementary

  1. #a660ea
  2. #a4ea60

Split complementary

  1. #a660ea
  2. #e9ea60
  3. #60ea61

Analogous

  1. #6160ea
  2. #a660ea
  3. #ea60e9

Triadic

  1. #a660ea
  2. #eaa660
  3. #60eaa6

Tetradic

  1. #a660ea
  2. #ea60a4
  3. #a4ea60
  4. #60eaa6

Square

  1. #a660ea
  2. #ea6160
  3. #a4ea60
  4. #60e9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #59159c
  2. #801ee0
  3. #a660ea
  4. #cca4f3
  5. #f2e7fc

Shades

#a660ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a660ea
  2. #9556d3
  3. #854dbb
  4. #7443a4
  5. #643a8c
  6. #533075
  7. #42265e
  8. #321d46
  9. #21132f
  10. #110a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#a660ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a660ea
  2. #af70ec
  3. #b880ee
  4. #c190f0
  5. #caa0f2
  6. #d3b0f5
  7. #dbbff7
  8. #e4cff9
  9. #eddffb
  10. #f6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a660ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a660ea
  2. #a263df
  3. #9e66d5
  4. #9b6aca
  5. #976dc0
  6. #9370b5
  7. #8f73aa
  8. #8b76a0
  9. #887a95
  10. #847d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9276b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d80ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4182e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a7c9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f75ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7776e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f72c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a660ea {
  color: #a660ea;
}
Background
.bg-a660ea {
  background-color: #a660ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a660ea {
  border: 2px solid #a660ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a660ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 96 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 77% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a660ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a660ea, #ea60e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a660ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 96 234 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.96 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.13 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.26 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.44 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.10 #599f15 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a660ea  rgb(166, 96, 234)  hsl(270, 77%, 65%)  Amethyst
#a4ea60  rgb(164, 234, 96)  hsl(90, 77%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eaa660  rgb(234, 166, 96)  hsl(30, 77%, 65%)  Fawn
#60eaa6  rgb(96, 234, 166)  hsl(150, 77%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green