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#A273CB

#a273cb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a273cb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 45.1% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.2% cyan, 43.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 272.05°, with 45.83% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2425

Complementary

  1. #a273cb
  2. #9ccb73

Split complementary

  1. #a273cb
  2. #c8cb73
  3. #73cb76

Analogous

  1. #7673cb
  2. #a273cb
  3. #cb73c8

Triadic

  1. #a273cb
  2. #cba273
  3. #73cba2

Tetradic

  1. #a273cb
  2. #cb739c
  3. #9ccb73
  4. #73cba2

Square

  1. #a273cb
  2. #cb7673
  3. #9ccb73
  4. #73c8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #552d78
  2. #7d41b0
  3. #a273cb
  4. #c7abe0
  5. #ece3f4

Shades

#a273cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a273cb
  2. #9268b7
  3. #825ca2
  4. #71518e
  5. #61457a
  6. #513a66
  7. #412e51
  8. #31233d
  9. #201729
  10. #100c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a273cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a273cb
  2. #ab81d0
  3. #b58fd5
  4. #be9ddb
  5. #c7abe0
  6. #d1b9e5
  7. #dac7ea
  8. #e3d5ef
  9. #ece3f5
  10. #f6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a273cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a273cb
  2. #9f74c4
  3. #9b76bc
  4. #9877b5
  5. #9478ad
  6. #917aa6
  7. #8e7b9e
  8. #8a7c97
  9. #877d8f
  10. #837f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9380a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e85ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a88c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c8195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f7ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8480ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f7cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a273cb {
  color: #a273cb;
}
Background
.bg-a273cb {
  background-color: #a273cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a273cb {
  border: 2px solid #a273cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a273cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 115 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 46% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a273cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a273cb, #cb73c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a273cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 115 203 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.36 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.83 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.13 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.16 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.13 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.71 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.12 #5d8c34 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a273cb  rgb(162, 115, 203)  hsl(272, 46%, 62%)  Amethyst
#9ccb73  rgb(156, 203, 115)  hsl(92, 46%, 62%)  Pistachio
#cba273  rgb(203, 162, 115)  hsl(32, 46%, 62%)  Camel
#73cba2  rgb(115, 203, 162)  hsl(152, 46%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine