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#A262BB

#a262bb ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a262bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 38.43% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.37% cyan, 47.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 283.15°, with 39.56% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2

Complementary

  1. #a262bb
  2. #7bbb62

Split complementary

  1. #a262bb
  2. #a7bb62
  3. #62bb75

Analogous

  1. #7562bb
  2. #a262bb
  3. #bb62a7

Triadic

  1. #a262bb
  2. #bba262
  3. #62bba2

Tetradic

  1. #a262bb
  2. #bb627b
  3. #7bbb62
  4. #62bba2

Square

  1. #a262bb
  2. #bb7562
  3. #7bbb62
  4. #62a7bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d285c
  2. #7a3f91
  3. #a262bb
  4. #c297d2
  5. #e1cde9

Shades

#a262bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a262bb
  2. #9258a8
  3. #824e96
  4. #714583
  5. #613b70
  6. #51315e
  7. #41274b
  8. #311d38
  9. #201425
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a262bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a262bb
  2. #ab72c2
  3. #b581c9
  4. #be91cf
  5. #c7a1d6
  6. #d1b1dd
  7. #dac0e4
  8. #e3d0eb
  9. #ece0f1
  10. #f6eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a262bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a262bb
  2. #9f65b5
  3. #9b68af
  4. #986ba9
  5. #946ea3
  6. #91719e
  7. #8e7498
  8. #8a7792
  9. #877a8c
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d7299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5178be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #637eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a70bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8173ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a16a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a262bb {
  color: #a262bb;
}
Background
.bg-a262bb {
  background-color: #a262bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a262bb {
  border: 2px solid #a262bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a262bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 98 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a262bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a262bb, #bb62a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a262bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 98 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.00 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.64 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.31 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.40 #5d9d44 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a262bb  rgb(162, 98, 187)  hsl(283, 40%, 56%)  Amethyst
#7bbb62  rgb(123, 187, 98)  hsl(103, 40%, 56%)  Mantis
#bba262  rgb(187, 162, 98)  hsl(43, 40%, 56%)  Ecru
#62bba2  rgb(98, 187, 162)  hsl(163, 40%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine