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#A264BD

#a264bd ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a264bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 39.22% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 47.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 281.8°, with 40.27% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #a264bd
  2. #7fbd64

Split complementary

  1. #a264bd
  2. #acbd64
  3. #64bd76

Analogous

  1. #7664bd
  2. #a264bd
  3. #bd64ac

Triadic

  1. #a264bd
  2. #bda264
  3. #64bda2

Tetradic

  1. #a264bd
  2. #bd647f
  3. #7fbd64
  4. #64bda2

Square

  1. #a264bd
  2. #bd7664
  3. #7fbd64
  4. #64acbd

Monochromatic

  1. #4f295f
  2. #7b3f95
  3. #a264bd
  4. #c29ad4
  5. #e2cfeb

Shades

#a264bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a264bd
  2. #925aaa
  3. #825097
  4. #714684
  5. #613c71
  6. #51325f
  7. #41284c
  8. #311e39
  9. #201426
  10. #100a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a264bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a264bd
  2. #ab74c4
  3. #b583ca
  4. #be93d1
  5. #c7a2d7
  6. #d1b2de
  7. #dac1e5
  8. #e3d1eb
  9. #ece0f2
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a264bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a264bd
  2. #9f67b7
  3. #9b6ab1
  4. #986cab
  5. #946fa5
  6. #91729f
  7. #8e7598
  8. #8a7892
  9. #877a8c
  10. #837d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d749b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5279c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a07188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a71bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8175bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a16ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a264bd {
  color: #a264bd;
}
Background
.bg-a264bd {
  background-color: #a264bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a264bd {
  border: 2px solid #a264bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a264bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 100 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 40% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a264bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a264bd, #bd64ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a264bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 100 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.20 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.84 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.72 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.72 #5d9b42 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a264bd  rgb(162, 100, 189)  hsl(282, 40%, 57%)  Amethyst
#7fbd64  rgb(127, 189, 100)  hsl(102, 40%, 57%)  Mantis
#bda264  rgb(189, 162, 100)  hsl(42, 40%, 57%)  Ecru
#64bda2  rgb(100, 189, 162)  hsl(162, 40%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine