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#A055EE

#a055ee ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a055ee is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 33.33% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.77% cyan, 64.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 269.41°, with 81.82% saturation and 63.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2014

Complementary

  1. #a055ee
  2. #a3ee55

Split complementary

  1. #a055ee
  2. #eeec55
  3. #56ee55

Analogous

  1. #5556ee
  2. #a055ee
  3. #ec55ee

Triadic

  1. #a055ee
  2. #eea055
  3. #55eea0

Tetradic

  1. #a055ee
  2. #ee55a3
  3. #a3ee55
  4. #55eea0

Square

  1. #a055ee
  2. #ee5556
  3. #a3ee55
  4. #55eeec

Monochromatic

  1. #540f9b
  2. #7916e0
  3. #a055ee
  4. #c79bf5
  5. #eee0fc

Shades

#a055ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a055ee
  2. #904dd6
  3. #8044be
  4. #703ca7
  5. #60338f
  6. #502b77
  7. #40225f
  8. #301a47
  9. #201130
  10. #100918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a055ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a055ee
  2. #aa66f0
  3. #b377f1
  4. #bd88f3
  5. #c699f5
  6. #d0aaf7
  7. #d9bbf8
  8. #e3ccfa
  9. #ecddfc
  10. #f6eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a055ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a055ee
  2. #9d59e3
  3. #9a5ed8
  4. #9662cd
  5. #9366c2
  6. #906bb7
  7. #8d6fac
  8. #8a73a1
  9. #867796
  10. #837c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d7ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91779a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b6eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #976bc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a055ee {
  color: #a055ee;
}
Background
.bg-a055ee {
  background-color: #a055ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a055ee {
  border: 2px solid #a055ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a055ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 85 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a055ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a055ee, #ec55ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a055ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 85 238 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.29 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.53 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.33 #5faa11 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a055ee  rgb(160, 85, 238)  hsl(269, 82%, 63%)  Amethyst
#a3ee55  rgb(163, 238, 85)  hsl(89, 82%, 63%)  Inchworm
#eea055  rgb(238, 160, 85)  hsl(29, 82%, 63%)  Sandy Brown
#55eea0  rgb(85, 238, 160)  hsl(149, 82%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green