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#A46BBB

#a46bbb ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a46bbb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 41.96% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.3% cyan, 42.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 282.75°, with 37.04% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.22

Complementary

  1. #a46bbb
  2. #82bb6b

Split complementary

  1. #a46bbb
  2. #aabb6b
  3. #6bbb7c

Analogous

  1. #7c6bbb
  2. #a46bbb
  3. #bb6baa

Triadic

  1. #a46bbb
  2. #bba46b
  3. #6bbba4

Tetradic

  1. #a46bbb
  2. #bb6b82
  3. #82bb6b
  4. #6bbba4

Square

  1. #a46bbb
  2. #bb7c6b
  3. #82bb6b
  4. #6baabb

Monochromatic

  1. #522c61
  2. #7e4495
  3. #a46bbb
  4. #c49fd3
  5. #e4d4eb

Shades

#a46bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46bbb
  2. #9460a8
  3. #835696
  4. #734b83
  5. #624070
  6. #52365e
  7. #422b4b
  8. #312038
  9. #211525
  10. #100b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46bbb
  2. #ad7ac2
  3. #b689c9
  4. #bf97cf
  5. #c8a6d6
  6. #d2b5dd
  7. #dbc4e4
  8. #e4d3eb
  9. #ede1f1
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46bbb
  2. #a06db5
  3. #9d6faf
  4. #9971a9
  5. #9673a3
  6. #92769e
  7. #8e7898
  8. #8b7a92
  9. #877c8c
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90799c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d7ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c83b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3768a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8077bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a372a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46bbb {
  color: #a46bbb;
}
Background
.bg-a46bbb {
  background-color: #a46bbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46bbb {
  border: 2px solid #a46bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 107 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 37% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46bbb, #bb6baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 107 187 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.18 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.57 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.01 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.58 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.34 #5b9444 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a46bbb  rgb(164, 107, 187)  hsl(283, 37%, 58%)  Amethyst
#82bb6b  rgb(130, 187, 107)  hsl(103, 37%, 58%)  Pistachio
#bba46b  rgb(187, 164, 107)  hsl(43, 37%, 58%)  Ecru
#6bbba4  rgb(107, 187, 164)  hsl(163, 37%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine