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#A669C4

#a669c4 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a669c4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 41.18% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.31% cyan, 46.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 280.22°, with 43.54% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.222

Complementary

  1. #a669c4
  2. #87c469

Split complementary

  1. #a669c4
  2. #b4c469
  3. #69c479

Analogous

  1. #7969c4
  2. #a669c4
  3. #c469b4

Triadic

  1. #a669c4
  2. #c4a669
  3. #69c4a6

Tetradic

  1. #a669c4
  2. #c46987
  3. #87c469
  4. #69c4a6

Square

  1. #a669c4
  2. #c47969
  3. #87c469
  4. #69b4c4

Monochromatic

  1. #552a6a
  2. #813fa1
  3. #a669c4
  4. #c7a0da
  5. #e7d7ef

Shades

#a669c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a669c4
  2. #955fb0
  3. #85549d
  4. #744a89
  5. #643f76
  6. #533562
  7. #422a4e
  8. #32203b
  9. #211527
  10. #110b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a669c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a669c4
  2. #af78ca
  3. #b887d0
  4. #c196d6
  5. #caa5dc
  6. #d3b4e2
  7. #dbc3e7
  8. #e4d2ed
  9. #ede1f3
  10. #f6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a669c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a669c4
  2. #a26bbd
  3. #9e6eb6
  4. #9b70b0
  5. #9772a9
  6. #9375a2
  7. #8f779b
  8. #8b7994
  9. #887b8e
  10. #847e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9279a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #567ec7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6783c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4778d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e76c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #857ac3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a571a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a669c4 {
  color: #a669c4;
}
Background
.bg-a669c4 {
  background-color: #a669c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a669c4 {
  border: 2px solid #a669c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a669c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 105 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 44% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a669c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a669c4, #c469b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a669c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 105 196 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.65 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.64 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.85 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.48 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.07 #59963b Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a669c4  rgb(166, 105, 196)  hsl(280, 44%, 59%)  Amethyst
#87c469  rgb(135, 196, 105)  hsl(100, 44%, 59%)  Pistachio
#c4a669  rgb(196, 166, 105)  hsl(40, 44%, 59%)  Ecru
#69c4a6  rgb(105, 196, 166)  hsl(160, 44%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine