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#AA61D2

#aa61d2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa61d2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 38.04% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 278.76°, with 55.67% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2175

Complementary

  1. #aa61d2
  2. #89d261

Split complementary

  1. #aa61d2
  2. #c2d261
  3. #61d272

Analogous

  1. #7261d2
  2. #aa61d2
  3. #d261c2

Triadic

  1. #aa61d2
  2. #d2aa61
  3. #61d2aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa61d2
  2. #d26189
  3. #89d261
  4. #61d2aa

Square

  1. #aa61d2
  2. #d27261
  3. #89d261
  4. #61c2d2

Monochromatic

  1. #5a2278
  2. #8633b3
  3. #aa61d2
  4. #ca9de3
  5. #ead8f4

Shades

#aa61d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa61d2
  2. #9957bd
  3. #884ea8
  4. #774493
  5. #663a7e
  6. #553169
  7. #442754
  8. #331d3f
  9. #22132a
  10. #110a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa61d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa61d2
  2. #b371d7
  3. #bb81db
  4. #c490e0
  5. #cca0e4
  6. #d5b0e9
  7. #ddc0ed
  8. #e6d0f2
  9. #eedff6
  10. #f7effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa61d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa61d2
  2. #a664ca
  3. #a267c2
  4. #9d6ab9
  5. #996db1
  6. #9571a9
  7. #9174a1
  8. #8d7799
  9. #887a90
  10. #847d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9375a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #427dd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b82cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a67490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a73d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8276d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a76daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa61d2 {
  color: #aa61d2;
}
Background
.bg-aa61d2 {
  background-color: #aa61d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa61d2 {
  border: 2px solid #aa61d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa61d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 97 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 56% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa61d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa61d2, #d261c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa61d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 97 210 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.31 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.46 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.55 #559e2d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#aa61d2  rgb(170, 97, 210)  hsl(279, 56%, 60%)  Amethyst
#89d261  rgb(137, 210, 97)  hsl(99, 56%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#d2aa61  rgb(210, 170, 97)  hsl(39, 56%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#61d2aa  rgb(97, 210, 170)  hsl(159, 56%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine