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#A863CC

#a863cc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a863cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 38.82% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 51.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 279.43°, with 50.72% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2161

Complementary

  1. #a863cc
  2. #87cc63

Split complementary

  1. #a863cc
  2. #bbcc63
  3. #63cc73

Analogous

  1. #7363cc
  2. #a863cc
  3. #cc63bb

Triadic

  1. #a863cc
  2. #cca863
  3. #63cca8

Tetradic

  1. #a863cc
  2. #cc6387
  3. #87cc63
  4. #63cca8

Square

  1. #a863cc
  2. #cc7363
  3. #87cc63
  4. #63bbcc

Monochromatic

  1. #572571
  2. #8338ab
  3. #a863cc
  4. #c89ddf
  5. #e8d6f2

Shades

#a863cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a863cc
  2. #9759b8
  3. #864fa3
  4. #76458f
  5. #653b7a
  6. #543266
  7. #432852
  8. #321e3d
  9. #221429
  10. #110a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a863cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a863cc
  2. #b173d1
  3. #b982d6
  4. #c292db
  5. #cba1e0
  6. #d4b1e6
  7. #dcc1eb
  8. #e5d0f0
  9. #eee0f5
  10. #f6effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a863cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a863cc
  2. #a466c4
  3. #a069bd
  4. #9c6cb5
  5. #986fae
  6. #9472a6
  7. #90749e
  8. #8c7797
  9. #887a8f
  10. #847d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9276a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #497cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f82c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5748e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b73ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8277ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a66eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a863cc {
  color: #a863cc;
}
Background
.bg-a863cc {
  background-color: #a863cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a863cc {
  border: 2px solid #a863cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a863cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 99 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 51% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a863cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a863cc, #cc63bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a863cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 99 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.03 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.70 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.91 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.57 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.47 #579c33 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a863cc  rgb(168, 99, 204)  hsl(279, 51%, 59%)  Amethyst
#87cc63  rgb(135, 204, 99)  hsl(99, 51%, 59%)  Mantis
#cca863  rgb(204, 168, 99)  hsl(39, 51%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#63cca8  rgb(99, 204, 168)  hsl(159, 51%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine