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#A86AEF

#a86aef ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a86aef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 41.57% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.71% cyan, 55.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 267.97°, with 80.61% saturation and 67.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2486

Complementary

  1. #a86aef
  2. #b1ef6a

Split complementary

  1. #a86aef
  2. #efeb6a
  3. #6fef6a

Analogous

  1. #6a6fef
  2. #a86aef
  3. #eb6aef

Triadic

  1. #a86aef
  2. #efa86a
  3. #6aefa8

Tetradic

  1. #a86aef
  2. #ef6ab1
  3. #b1ef6a
  4. #6aefa8

Square

  1. #a86aef
  2. #ef6a6f
  3. #b1ef6a
  4. #6aefeb

Monochromatic

  1. #5b13ad
  2. #8025e8
  3. #a86aef
  4. #d0aff6
  5. #f4edfd

Shades

#a86aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a86aef
  2. #975fd7
  3. #8655bf
  4. #764aa7
  5. #65408f
  6. #543578
  7. #432a60
  8. #322048
  9. #221530
  10. #110b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a86aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a86aef
  2. #b179f1
  3. #b988f2
  4. #c297f4
  5. #cba6f5
  6. #d4b5f7
  7. #dcc3f9
  8. #e5d2fa
  9. #eee1fc
  10. #f6f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a86aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a86aef
  2. #a46ce4
  3. #a06ed9
  4. #9c71ce
  5. #9873c3
  6. #9475b8
  7. #9077ac
  8. #8c79a1
  9. #887c96
  10. #847e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #967dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3487f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b88ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b84a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #757df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a07ac6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a86aef {
  color: #a86aef;
}
Background
.bg-a86aef {
  background-color: #a86aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a86aef {
  border: 2px solid #a86aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a86aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 106 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 81% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a86aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a86aef, #eb6aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a86aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 106 239 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.55 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.35 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.99 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.16 #579510 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a86aef  rgb(168, 106, 239)  hsl(268, 81%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#b1ef6a  rgb(177, 239, 106)  hsl(88, 81%, 68%)  Inchworm
#efa86a  rgb(239, 168, 106)  hsl(28, 81%, 68%)  Sandy Brown
#6aefa8  rgb(106, 239, 168)  hsl(148, 81%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green