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#A052D0

#a052d0 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a052d0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 32.16% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.08% cyan, 60.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 277.14°, with 57.27% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #a052d0
  2. #82d052

Split complementary

  1. #a052d0
  2. #c1d052
  3. #52d061

Analogous

  1. #6152d0
  2. #a052d0
  3. #d052c1

Triadic

  1. #a052d0
  2. #d0a052
  3. #52d0a0

Tetradic

  1. #a052d0
  2. #d05282
  3. #82d052
  4. #52d0a0

Square

  1. #a052d0
  2. #d06152
  3. #82d052
  4. #52c1d0

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1d6c
  2. #792ea8
  3. #a052d0
  4. #c18ee0
  5. #e2caf1

Shades

#a052d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a052d0
  2. #904abb
  3. #8042a6
  4. #703992
  5. #60317d
  6. #502968
  7. #402153
  8. #30193e
  9. #20102a
  10. #100815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a052d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a052d0
  2. #aa63d5
  3. #b375d9
  4. #bd86de
  5. #c697e3
  6. #d0a9e8
  7. #d9baec
  8. #e3cbf1
  9. #ecdcf6
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a052d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a052d0
  2. #9d57c8
  3. #9a5bc0
  4. #9660b8
  5. #9364b0
  6. #9069a8
  7. #8d6ea0
  8. #8a7298
  9. #867790
  10. #837b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8969a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e72d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4477cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a6a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b67d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746ace ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c61aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a052d0 {
  color: #a052d0;
}
Background
.bg-a052d0 {
  background-color: #a052d0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a052d0 {
  border: 2px solid #a052d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a052d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 82 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 57% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a052d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a052d0, #d052c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a052d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 82 208 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.36 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.57 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.24 #5fad2f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a052d0  rgb(160, 82, 208)  hsl(277, 57%, 57%)  Amethyst
#82d052  rgb(130, 208, 82)  hsl(97, 57%, 57%)  Mantis
#d0a052  rgb(208, 160, 82)  hsl(37, 57%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#52d0a0  rgb(82, 208, 160)  hsl(157, 57%, 57%)  Caribbean Green