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#A371CF

#a371cf ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a371cf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 44.31% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.26% cyan, 45.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 271.91°, with 49.47% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.241

Complementary

  1. #a371cf
  2. #9dcf71

Split complementary

  1. #a371cf
  2. #cccf71
  3. #71cf74

Analogous

  1. #7471cf
  2. #a371cf
  3. #cf71cc

Triadic

  1. #a371cf
  2. #cfa371
  3. #71cfa3

Tetradic

  1. #a371cf
  2. #cf719d
  3. #9dcf71
  4. #71cfa3

Square

  1. #a371cf
  2. #cf7471
  3. #9dcf71
  4. #71cccf

Monochromatic

  1. #562a7d
  2. #7e3eb6
  3. #a371cf
  4. #c8aae2
  5. #ede3f6

Shades

#a371cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a371cf
  2. #9366ba
  3. #825aa6
  4. #724f91
  5. #62447c
  6. #523968
  7. #412d53
  8. #31223e
  9. #211729
  10. #100b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#a371cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a371cf
  2. #ac7fd4
  3. #b58dd9
  4. #bf9cdd
  5. #c8aae2
  6. #d1b8e7
  7. #dac6ec
  8. #e3d4f1
  9. #ede3f5
  10. #f6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a371cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a371cf
  2. #a073c7
  3. #9c74bf
  4. #9976b7
  5. #9577af
  6. #9279a8
  7. #8e7aa0
  8. #8b7c98
  9. #877d90
  10. #847f88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #937fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a85d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6787cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d8096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e7dd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #837fce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f7ab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a371cf {
  color: #a371cf;
}
Background
.bg-a371cf {
  background-color: #a371cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a371cf {
  border: 2px solid #a371cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a371cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 113 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 49% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a371cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a371cf, #cf71cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a371cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 113 207 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.78 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.91 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.55 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.64 #5c8e30 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a371cf  rgb(163, 113, 207)  hsl(272, 49%, 63%)  Amethyst
#9dcf71  rgb(157, 207, 113)  hsl(92, 49%, 63%)  Pistachio
#cfa371  rgb(207, 163, 113)  hsl(32, 49%, 63%)  Camel
#71cfa3  rgb(113, 207, 163)  hsl(152, 49%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine