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#AA64CB

#aa64cb ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa64cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.26% cyan, 50.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.78°, with 49.76% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2197

Complementary

  1. #aa64cb
  2. #85cb64

Split complementary

  1. #aa64cb
  2. #b8cb64
  3. #64cb76

Analogous

  1. #7664cb
  2. #aa64cb
  3. #cb64b8

Triadic

  1. #aa64cb
  2. #cbaa64
  3. #64cbaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa64cb
  2. #cb6485
  3. #85cb64
  4. #64cbaa

Square

  1. #aa64cb
  2. #cb7664
  3. #85cb64
  4. #64b8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #582670
  2. #8539aa
  3. #aa64cb
  4. #c99dde
  5. #e9d7f1

Shades

#aa64cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa64cb
  2. #995ab7
  3. #8850a2
  4. #77468e
  5. #663c7a
  6. #553266
  7. #442851
  8. #331e3d
  9. #221429
  10. #110a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa64cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa64cb
  2. #b374d0
  3. #bb83d5
  4. #c493db
  5. #cca2e0
  6. #d5b2e5
  7. #ddc1ea
  8. #e6d1ef
  9. #eee0f5
  10. #f7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa64cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa64cb
  2. #a667c4
  3. #a26abc
  4. #9d6cb5
  5. #996fad
  6. #9572a6
  7. #91759e
  8. #8d7897
  9. #887a8f
  10. #847d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9376a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c7dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6283c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7748e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d74cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8578c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a86eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa64cb {
  color: #aa64cb;
}
Background
.bg-aa64cb {
  background-color: #aa64cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa64cb {
  border: 2px solid #aa64cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa64cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 100 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 50% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa64cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa64cb, #cb64b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa64cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 100 203 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.97 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.02 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.14 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.93 #559b34 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#aa64cb  rgb(170, 100, 203)  hsl(281, 50%, 59%)  Amethyst
#85cb64  rgb(133, 203, 100)  hsl(101, 50%, 59%)  Mantis
#cbaa64  rgb(203, 170, 100)  hsl(41, 50%, 59%)  Ecru
#64cbaa  rgb(100, 203, 170)  hsl(161, 50%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine