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#A052D2

#a052d2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a052d2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 32.16% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.81% cyan, 60.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 276.56°, with 58.72% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.63:1 (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 luminance0.1816

Complementary

  1. #a052d2
  2. #84d252

Split complementary

  1. #a052d2
  2. #c4d252
  3. #52d260

Analogous

  1. #6052d2
  2. #a052d2
  3. #d252c4

Triadic

  1. #a052d2
  2. #d2a052
  3. #52d2a0

Tetradic

  1. #a052d2
  2. #d25284
  3. #84d252
  4. #52d2a0

Square

  1. #a052d2
  2. #d26052
  3. #84d252
  4. #52c4d2

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1d6e
  2. #7a2cab
  3. #a052d2
  4. #c18fe2
  5. #e3cbf2

Shades

#a052d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a052d2
  2. #904abd
  3. #8042a8
  4. #703993
  5. #60317e
  6. #502969
  7. #402154
  8. #30193f
  9. #20102a
  10. #100815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a052d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a052d2
  2. #aa63d7
  3. #b375db
  4. #bd86e0
  5. #c697e4
  6. #d0a9e9
  7. #d9baed
  8. #e3cbf2
  9. #ecdcf6
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a052d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a052d2
  2. #9d57ca
  3. #9a5bc2
  4. #9660b9
  5. #9364b1
  6. #9069a9
  7. #8d6ea1
  8. #8a7299
  9. #867790
  10. #837b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896aa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a73d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4277cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #996b8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b67d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #746ad0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c62ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a052d2 {
  color: #a052d2;
}
Background
.bg-a052d2 {
  background-color: #a052d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a052d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a052d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a052d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 82 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 59% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a052d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a052d2, #d252c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a052d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 82 210 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.24 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.78 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.19 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.18 #5fad2d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a052d2  rgb(160, 82, 210)  hsl(277, 59%, 57%)  Amethyst
#84d252  rgb(132, 210, 82)  hsl(97, 59%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#d2a052  rgb(210, 160, 82)  hsl(37, 59%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#52d2a0  rgb(82, 210, 160)  hsl(157, 59%, 57%)  Caribbean Green