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#A86CCC

#a86ccc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a86ccc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 42.35% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 48.48% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2341

Complementary

  1. #a86ccc
  2. #90cc6c

Split complementary

  1. #a86ccc
  2. #c0cc6c
  3. #6ccc78

Analogous

  1. #786ccc
  2. #a86ccc
  3. #cc6cc0

Triadic

  1. #a86ccc
  2. #cca86c
  3. #6ccca8

Tetradic

  1. #a86ccc
  2. #cc6c90
  3. #90cc6c
  4. #6ccca8

Square

  1. #a86ccc
  2. #cc786c
  3. #90cc6c
  4. #6cc0cc

Monochromatic

  1. #592976
  2. #843daf
  3. #a86ccc
  4. #caa5e0
  5. #ebdef3

Shades

#a86ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a86ccc
  2. #9761b8
  3. #8656a3
  4. #764c8f
  5. #65417a
  6. #543666
  7. #432b52
  8. #32203d
  9. #221629
  10. #110b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a86ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a86ccc
  2. #b17bd1
  3. #b989d6
  4. #c298db
  5. #cba7e0
  6. #d4b6e6
  7. #dcc4eb
  8. #e5d3f0
  9. #eee2f5
  10. #f6f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a86ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a86ccc
  2. #a46ec4
  3. #a070bd
  4. #9c72b5
  5. #9874ae
  6. #9476a6
  7. #90789e
  8. #8c7a97
  9. #887c8f
  10. #847e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #947ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5682cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6786c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a47b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f7ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867dca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a675ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a86ccc {
  color: #a86ccc;
}
Background
.bg-a86ccc {
  background-color: #a86ccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a86ccc {
  border: 2px solid #a86ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a86ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 108 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 48% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a86ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a86ccc, #cc6cc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a86ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 108 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.76 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.04 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.85 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.83 #579333 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a86ccc  rgb(168, 108, 204)  hsl(278, 48%, 61%)  Amethyst
#90cc6c  rgb(144, 204, 108)  hsl(98, 48%, 61%)  Pistachio
#cca86c  rgb(204, 168, 108)  hsl(38, 48%, 61%)  Camel
#6ccca8  rgb(108, 204, 168)  hsl(158, 48%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine