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#A255CD

#a255cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a255cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.98% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 278.5°, with 54.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1859

Complementary

  1. #a255cd
  2. #80cd55

Split complementary

  1. #a255cd
  2. #bccd55
  3. #55cd66

Analogous

  1. #6655cd
  2. #a255cd
  3. #cd55bc

Triadic

  1. #a255cd
  2. #cda255
  3. #55cda2

Tetradic

  1. #a255cd
  2. #cd5580
  3. #80cd55
  4. #55cda2

Square

  1. #a255cd
  2. #cd6655
  3. #80cd55
  4. #55bccd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1f6a
  2. #7b31a5
  3. #a255cd
  4. #c290de
  5. #e3cbf0

Shades

#a255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a255cd
  2. #924db9
  3. #8244a4
  4. #713c90
  5. #61337b
  6. #512b67
  7. #412252
  8. #311a3e
  9. #201129
  10. #100915
  11. #000000

Tints

#a255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a255cd
  2. #ab66d2
  3. #b577d7
  4. #be88dc
  5. #c799e1
  6. #d1aae6
  7. #dabbeb
  8. #e3ccf0
  9. #ecddf5
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a255cd
  2. #9f59c5
  3. #9b5ebe
  4. #9862b6
  5. #9466ae
  6. #916ba7
  7. #8e6f9f
  8. #8a7397
  9. #87778f
  10. #837c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a6ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c74d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c79ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d6b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f69cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f63a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a255cd {
  color: #a255cd;
}
Background
.bg-a255cd {
  background-color: #a255cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a255cd {
  border: 2px solid #a255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a255cd, #cd55bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 5.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.96 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.51 #5daa32 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a255cd  rgb(162, 85, 205)  hsl(279, 55%, 57%)  Amethyst
#80cd55  rgb(128, 205, 85)  hsl(99, 55%, 57%)  Mantis
#cda255  rgb(205, 162, 85)  hsl(39, 55%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#55cda2  rgb(85, 205, 162)  hsl(159, 55%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine