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#A052D5

#a052d5 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a052d5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.88% cyan, 61.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 275.73°, with 60.93% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #a052d5
  2. #87d552

Split complementary

  1. #a052d5
  2. #c8d552
  3. #52d55e

Analogous

  1. #5e52d5
  2. #a052d5
  3. #d552c8

Triadic

  1. #a052d5
  2. #d5a052
  3. #52d5a0

Tetradic

  1. #a052d5
  2. #d55287
  3. #87d552
  4. #52d5a0

Square

  1. #a052d5
  2. #d55e52
  3. #87d552
  4. #52c8d5

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1c72
  2. #7a2bb0
  3. #a052d5
  4. #c290e4
  5. #e4cdf3

Shades

#a052d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a052d5
  2. #904ac0
  3. #8042aa
  4. #703995
  5. #603180
  6. #50296b
  7. #402155
  8. #301940
  9. #20102b
  10. #100815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a052d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a052d5
  2. #aa63d9
  3. #b375dd
  4. #bd86e2
  5. #c697e6
  6. #d0a9ea
  7. #d9baee
  8. #e3cbf2
  9. #ecdcf7
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a052d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a052d5
  2. #9d57cd
  3. #9a5bc4
  4. #9660bc
  5. #9364b3
  6. #9069ab
  7. #8d6ea2
  8. #8a729a
  9. #867791
  10. #837b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1273d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f78d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #986c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a68d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #736bd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c62ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a052d5 {
  color: #a052d5;
}
Background
.bg-a052d5 {
  background-color: #a052d5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a052d5 {
  border: 2px solid #a052d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a052d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 82 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 61% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a052d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a052d5, #d552c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a052d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 82 213 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.16 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.96 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.08 #5fad2a Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a052d5  rgb(160, 82, 213)  hsl(276, 61%, 58%)  Amethyst
#87d552  rgb(135, 213, 82)  hsl(96, 61%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#d5a052  rgb(213, 160, 82)  hsl(36, 61%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#52d5a0  rgb(82, 213, 160)  hsl(156, 61%, 58%)  Caribbean Green