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#A867B8

#a867b8 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a867b8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 40.39% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.7% cyan, 44.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 288.15°, with 36.32% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2149

Complementary

  1. #a867b8
  2. #77b867

Split complementary

  1. #a867b8
  2. #9fb867
  3. #67b87f

Analogous

  1. #7f67b8
  2. #a867b8
  3. #b8679f

Triadic

  1. #a867b8
  2. #b8a867
  3. #67b8a8

Tetradic

  1. #a867b8
  2. #b86777
  3. #77b867
  4. #67b8a8

Square

  1. #a867b8
  2. #b87f67
  3. #77b867
  4. #679fb8

Monochromatic

  1. #522b5b
  2. #80438f
  3. #a867b8
  4. #c69bd0
  5. #e4cfe9

Shades

#a867b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a867b8
  2. #975da6
  3. #865293
  4. #764881
  5. #653e6e
  6. #54345c
  7. #43294a
  8. #321f37
  9. #221525
  10. #110a12
  11. #000000

Tints

#a867b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a867b8
  2. #b176bf
  3. #b985c6
  4. #c295cd
  5. #cba4d4
  6. #d4b3dc
  7. #dcc2e3
  8. #e5d1ea
  9. #eee1f1
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a867b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a867b8
  2. #a46ab2
  3. #a06cad
  4. #9c6fa7
  5. #9871a2
  6. #94749c
  7. #907696
  8. #8c7991
  9. #887b8b
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #927799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7bbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c82b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a97187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8174ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8878b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a86d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a867b8 {
  color: #a867b8;
}
Background
.bg-a867b8 {
  background-color: #a867b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a867b8 {
  border: 2px solid #a867b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a867b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 103 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 36% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a867b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a867b8, #b8679f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a867b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 103 184 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.38 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.38 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.39 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.95 #579847 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a867b8  rgb(168, 103, 184)  hsl(288, 36%, 56%)  Amethyst
#77b867  rgb(119, 184, 103)  hsl(108, 36%, 56%)  Mantis
#b8a867  rgb(184, 168, 103)  hsl(48, 36%, 56%)  Ecru
#67b8a8  rgb(103, 184, 168)  hsl(168, 36%, 56%)  Verdigris