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#AA69C1

#aa69c1 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#aa69c1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 41.18% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.92% cyan, 45.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 284.32°, with 41.51% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.225

Complementary

  1. #aa69c1
  2. #80c169

Split complementary

  1. #aa69c1
  2. #acc169
  3. #69c17e

Analogous

  1. #7e69c1
  2. #aa69c1
  3. #c169ac

Triadic

  1. #aa69c1
  2. #c1aa69
  3. #69c1aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa69c1
  2. #c16980
  3. #80c169
  4. #69c1aa

Square

  1. #aa69c1
  2. #c17e69
  3. #80c169
  4. #69acc1

Monochromatic

  1. #572a67
  2. #85419d
  3. #aa69c1
  4. #c99fd7
  5. #e7d5ee

Shades

#aa69c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa69c1
  2. #995fae
  3. #88549a
  4. #774a87
  5. #663f74
  6. #553561
  7. #442a4d
  8. #33203a
  9. #221527
  10. #110b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa69c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa69c1
  2. #b378c7
  3. #bb87cd
  4. #c496d4
  5. #cca5da
  6. #d5b4e0
  7. #ddc3e6
  8. #e6d2ec
  9. #eee1f3
  10. #f7f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa69c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa69c1
  2. #a66bbb
  3. #a26eb4
  4. #9d70ae
  5. #9972a7
  6. #9575a1
  7. #91779a
  8. #8d7994
  9. #887b8d
  10. #847e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94799f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #597ec4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b85bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9758c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8176c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #897ac0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa71a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa69c1 {
  color: #aa69c1;
}
Background
.bg-aa69c1 {
  background-color: #aa69c1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa69c1 {
  border: 2px solid #aa69c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa69c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 105 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 42% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa69c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa69c1, #c169ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa69c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 105 193 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.60 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.86 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.93 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.62 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.26 #55963e Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#aa69c1  rgb(170, 105, 193)  hsl(284, 42%, 58%)  Amethyst
#80c169  rgb(128, 193, 105)  hsl(104, 42%, 58%)  Mantis
#c1aa69  rgb(193, 170, 105)  hsl(44, 42%, 58%)  Ecru
#69c1aa  rgb(105, 193, 170)  hsl(164, 42%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine