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#AA64C8

#aa64c8 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa64c8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 39.22% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 47.62% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2183

Complementary

  1. #aa64c8
  2. #82c864

Split complementary

  1. #aa64c8
  2. #b4c864
  3. #64c878

Analogous

  1. #7864c8
  2. #aa64c8
  3. #c864b4

Triadic

  1. #aa64c8
  2. #c8aa64
  3. #64c8aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa64c8
  2. #c86482
  3. #82c864
  4. #64c8aa

Square

  1. #aa64c8
  2. #c87864
  3. #82c864
  4. #64b4c8

Monochromatic

  1. #57266c
  2. #853ba5
  3. #aa64c8
  4. #c99cdc
  5. #e8d5f0

Shades

#aa64c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa64c8
  2. #995ab4
  3. #8850a0
  4. #77468c
  5. #663c78
  6. #553264
  7. #442850
  8. #331e3c
  9. #221428
  10. #110a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa64c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa64c8
  2. #b374ce
  3. #bb83d3
  4. #c493d9
  5. #cca2de
  6. #d5b2e4
  7. #ddc1e9
  8. #e6d1ef
  9. #eee0f4
  10. #f7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa64c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa64c8
  2. #a667c1
  3. #a26aba
  4. #9d6cb2
  5. #996fab
  6. #9572a4
  7. #91759d
  8. #8d7896
  9. #887a8e
  10. #847d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9376a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e7dcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6383c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8738d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e74ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8578c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a96da8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa64c8 {
  color: #aa64c8;
}
Background
.bg-aa64c8 {
  background-color: #aa64c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa64c8 {
  border: 2px solid #aa64c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa64c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 100 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 48% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa64c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa64c8, #c864b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa64c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 100 200 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.94 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.08 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.89 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.21 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.85 #559b37 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#aa64c8  rgb(170, 100, 200)  hsl(282, 48%, 59%)  Amethyst
#82c864  rgb(130, 200, 100)  hsl(102, 48%, 59%)  Mantis
#c8aa64  rgb(200, 170, 100)  hsl(42, 48%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#64c8aa  rgb(100, 200, 170)  hsl(162, 48%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine