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#A16DFD

#a16dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a16dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.36% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 261.67°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2561

Complementary

  1. #a16dfd
  2. #c9fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #a16dfd
  2. #fde96d
  3. #81fd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d81fd
  2. #a16dfd
  3. #e96dfd

Triadic

  1. #a16dfd
  2. #fda16d
  3. #6dfda1

Tetradic

  1. #a16dfd
  2. #fd6dc9
  3. #c9fd6d
  4. #6dfda1

Square

  1. #a16dfd
  2. #fd6d81
  3. #c9fd6d
  4. #6dfde9

Monochromatic

  1. #4c03ce
  2. #7022fc
  3. #a16dfd
  4. #d2b8fe
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#a16dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a16dfd
  2. #9162e4
  3. #8157ca
  4. #714cb1
  5. #614198
  6. #51377f
  7. #402c65
  8. #30214c
  9. #201633
  10. #100b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#a16dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a16dfd
  2. #aa7cfd
  3. #b48afd
  4. #bd99fe
  5. #c7a7fe
  6. #d0b6fe
  7. #d9c5fe
  8. #e3d3fe
  9. #ece2ff
  10. #f6f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a16dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a16dfd
  2. #9e6ff1
  3. #9a71e4
  4. #9773d8
  5. #9475cb
  6. #9177bf
  7. #8d78b2
  8. #8a7aa6
  9. #877c99
  10. #837e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9480c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f8bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3789fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b8bab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c80ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #717ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9580d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a16dfd {
  color: #a16dfd;
}
Background
.bg-a16dfd {
  background-color: #a16dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a16dfd {
  border: 2px solid #a16dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a16dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a16dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a16dfd, #e96dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a16dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.24 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.12 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.21 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.65 #5e9202 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a16dfd  rgb(161, 109, 253)  hsl(262, 97%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#c9fd6d  rgb(201, 253, 109)  hsl(82, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fda16d  rgb(253, 161, 109)  hsl(22, 97%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#6dfda1  rgb(109, 253, 161)  hsl(142, 97%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green