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#A66BD2

#a66bd2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a66bd2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 41.96% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 49.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 274.37°, with 53.37% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2328

Complementary

  1. #a66bd2
  2. #97d26b

Split complementary

  1. #a66bd2
  2. #cbd26b
  3. #6bd273

Analogous

  1. #736bd2
  2. #a66bd2
  3. #d26bcb

Triadic

  1. #a66bd2
  2. #d2a66b
  3. #6bd2a6

Tetradic

  1. #a66bd2
  2. #d26b97
  3. #97d26b
  4. #6bd2a6

Square

  1. #a66bd2
  2. #d2736b
  3. #97d26b
  4. #6bcbd2

Monochromatic

  1. #58267e
  2. #8238b8
  3. #a66bd2
  4. #c9a6e4
  5. #ede0f6

Shades

#a66bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a66bd2
  2. #9560bd
  3. #8556a8
  4. #744b93
  5. #64407e
  6. #533669
  7. #422b54
  8. #32203f
  9. #21152a
  10. #110b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a66bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a66bd2
  2. #af7ad7
  3. #b889db
  4. #c197e0
  5. #caa6e4
  6. #d3b5e9
  7. #dbc4ed
  8. #e4d3f2
  9. #ede1f6
  10. #f6f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a66bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a66bd2
  2. #a26dca
  3. #9e6fc2
  4. #9b71b9
  5. #9773b1
  6. #9376a9
  7. #8f78a1
  8. #8b7a99
  9. #887c90
  10. #847e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #937ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5082d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6185cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a07c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c79d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #827cd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a376b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a66bd2 {
  color: #a66bd2;
}
Background
.bg-a66bd2 {
  background-color: #a66bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a66bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #a66bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a66bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 107 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 53% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a66bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a66bd2, #d26bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a66bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 107 210 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.03 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.81 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.82 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.36 #59942d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a66bd2  rgb(166, 107, 210)  hsl(274, 53%, 62%)  Amethyst
#97d26b  rgb(151, 210, 107)  hsl(94, 53%, 62%)  Pistachio
#d2a66b  rgb(210, 166, 107)  hsl(34, 53%, 62%)  Camel
#6bd2a6  rgb(107, 210, 166)  hsl(154, 53%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine