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#A46BBD

#a46bbd ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a46bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.23% cyan, 43.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 281.71°, with 38.32% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2208

Complementary

  1. #a46bbd
  2. #84bd6b

Split complementary

  1. #a46bbd
  2. #adbd6b
  3. #6bbd7b

Analogous

  1. #7b6bbd
  2. #a46bbd
  3. #bd6bad

Triadic

  1. #a46bbd
  2. #bda46b
  3. #6bbda4

Tetradic

  1. #a46bbd
  2. #bd6b84
  3. #84bd6b
  4. #6bbda4

Square

  1. #a46bbd
  2. #bd7b6b
  3. #84bd6b
  4. #6badbd

Monochromatic

  1. #522c63
  2. #7e4498
  3. #a46bbd
  4. #c5a0d5
  5. #e5d5ec

Shades

#a46bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46bbd
  2. #9460aa
  3. #835697
  4. #734b84
  5. #624071
  6. #52365f
  7. #422b4c
  8. #312039
  9. #211526
  10. #100b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46bbd
  2. #ad7ac4
  3. #b689ca
  4. #bf97d1
  5. #c8a6d7
  6. #d2b5de
  7. #dbc4e5
  8. #e4d3eb
  9. #ede1f2
  10. #f6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46bbd
  2. #a06db7
  3. #9d6fb1
  4. #9971ab
  5. #9673a5
  6. #92769f
  7. #8e7898
  8. #8b7a92
  9. #877c8c
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90799d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c7ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b83bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3778b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f77bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #867abc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a372a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46bbd {
  color: #a46bbd;
}
Background
.bg-a46bbd {
  background-color: #a46bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46bbd {
  border: 2px solid #a46bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 107 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46bbd, #bd6bad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 107 189 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.82 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.21 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.61 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.32 #5b9442 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a46bbd  rgb(164, 107, 189)  hsl(282, 38%, 58%)  Amethyst
#84bd6b  rgb(132, 189, 107)  hsl(102, 38%, 58%)  Pistachio
#bda46b  rgb(189, 164, 107)  hsl(42, 38%, 58%)  Ecru
#6bbda4  rgb(107, 189, 164)  hsl(162, 38%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine