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#A661EB

#a661eb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a661eb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 38.04% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.36% cyan, 58.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 77.53% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2265

Complementary

  1. #a661eb
  2. #a6eb61

Split complementary

  1. #a661eb
  2. #ebeb61
  3. #61eb61

Analogous

  1. #6161eb
  2. #a661eb
  3. #eb61eb

Triadic

  1. #a661eb
  2. #eba661
  3. #61eba6

Tetradic

  1. #a661eb
  2. #eb61a6
  3. #a6eb61
  4. #61eba6

Square

  1. #a661eb
  2. #eb6161
  3. #a6eb61
  4. #61ebeb

Monochromatic

  1. #5a149f
  2. #801de2
  3. #a661eb
  4. #cca5f4
  5. #f3e9fc

Shades

#a661eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a661eb
  2. #9557d4
  3. #854ebc
  4. #7444a5
  5. #643a8d
  6. #533176
  7. #42275e
  8. #321d47
  9. #21132f
  10. #110a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a661eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a661eb
  2. #af71ed
  3. #b881ef
  4. #c190f1
  5. #caa0f3
  6. #d3b0f5
  7. #dbc0f7
  8. #e4d0f9
  9. #eddffb
  10. #f6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a661eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a661eb
  2. #a264e0
  3. #9e67d6
  4. #9b6acb
  5. #976dc0
  6. #9371b6
  7. #8f74ab
  8. #8b77a0
  9. #887a95
  10. #847d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9277b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f81ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4183e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a7d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7076ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7777e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f73c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a661eb {
  color: #a661eb;
}
Background
.bg-a661eb {
  background-color: #a661eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a661eb {
  border: 2px solid #a661eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a661eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 97 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a661eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a661eb, #eb61eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a661eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 97 235 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.05 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.32 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.17 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.65 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.25 #599e14 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a661eb  rgb(166, 97, 235)  hsl(270, 78%, 65%)  Amethyst
#a6eb61  rgb(166, 235, 97)  hsl(90, 78%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eba661  rgb(235, 166, 97)  hsl(30, 78%, 65%)  Fawn
#61eba6  rgb(97, 235, 166)  hsl(150, 78%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green