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#A256DA

#a256da ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a256da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 33.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.69% cyan, 60.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 274.55°, with 64.08% saturation and 59.61% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.194

Complementary

  1. #a256da
  2. #8eda56

Split complementary

  1. #a256da
  2. #d0da56
  3. #56da60

Analogous

  1. #6056da
  2. #a256da
  3. #da56d0

Triadic

  1. #a256da
  2. #daa256
  3. #56daa2

Tetradic

  1. #a256da
  2. #da568e
  3. #8eda56
  4. #56daa2

Square

  1. #a256da
  2. #da6056
  3. #8eda56
  4. #56d0da

Monochromatic

  1. #531b7c
  2. #7d29bb
  3. #a256da
  4. #c595e8
  5. #e7d4f5

Shades

#a256da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a256da
  2. #924dc4
  3. #8245ae
  4. #713c99
  5. #613483
  6. #512b6d
  7. #412257
  8. #311a41
  9. #20112c
  10. #100916
  11. #000000

Tints

#a256da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a256da
  2. #ab67de
  3. #b578e1
  4. #be89e5
  5. #c79ae9
  6. #d1abed
  7. #dabbf0
  8. #e3ccf4
  9. #ecddf8
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a256da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a256da
  2. #9f5ad1
  3. #9b5ec8
  4. #9863bf
  5. #9467b6
  6. #916bad
  7. #8e6fa4
  8. #8a739b
  9. #877892
  10. #837c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1877de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #417bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a7090 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #756ed8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d67b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a256da {
  color: #a256da;
}
Background
.bg-a256da {
  background-color: #a256da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a256da {
  border: 2px solid #a256da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a256da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 86 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a256da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a256da, #da56d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a256da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 86 218 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.12 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.17 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.46 #5da925 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a256da  rgb(162, 86, 218)  hsl(275, 64%, 60%)  Amethyst
#8eda56  rgb(142, 218, 86)  hsl(95, 64%, 60%)  Yellow Green
#daa256  rgb(218, 162, 86)  hsl(35, 64%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#56daa2  rgb(86, 218, 162)  hsl(155, 64%, 60%)  Caribbean Green