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#A052D6

#a052d6 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a052d6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.23% cyan, 61.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 275.45°, with 61.68% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #a052d6
  2. #88d652

Split complementary

  1. #a052d6
  2. #cad652
  3. #52d65e

Analogous

  1. #5e52d6
  2. #a052d6
  3. #d652ca

Triadic

  1. #a052d6
  2. #d6a052
  3. #52d6a0

Tetradic

  1. #a052d6
  2. #d65288
  3. #88d652
  4. #52d6a0

Square

  1. #a052d6
  2. #d65e52
  3. #88d652
  4. #52cad6

Monochromatic

  1. #501b74
  2. #7a2ab1
  3. #a052d6
  4. #c290e5
  5. #e4cef3

Shades

#a052d6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a052d6
  2. #904ac1
  3. #8042ab
  4. #703996
  5. #603180
  6. #50296b
  7. #402156
  8. #301940
  9. #20102b
  10. #100815
  11. #000000

Tints

#a052d6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a052d6
  2. #aa63da
  3. #b375de
  4. #bd86e2
  5. #c697e6
  6. #d0a9eb
  7. #d9baef
  8. #e3cbf3
  9. #ecdcf7
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a052d6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a052d6
  2. #9d57cd
  3. #9a5bc5
  4. #9660bc
  5. #9364b4
  6. #9069ab
  7. #8d6ea2
  8. #8a729a
  9. #867791
  10. #837b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #896aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f74da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e78d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #986c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a68d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726bd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b63af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a052d6 {
  color: #a052d6;
}
Background
.bg-a052d6 {
  background-color: #a052d6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a052d6 {
  border: 2px solid #a052d6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a052d6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 82 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 62% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a052d6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a052d6, #d652ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a052d6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 82 214 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.05 #5fad29 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a052d6  rgb(160, 82, 214)  hsl(275, 62%, 58%)  Amethyst
#88d652  rgb(136, 214, 82)  hsl(95, 62%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#d6a052  rgb(214, 160, 82)  hsl(35, 62%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#52d6a0  rgb(82, 214, 160)  hsl(155, 62%, 58%)  Caribbean Green