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#A46BBF

#a46bbf ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a46bbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.14% cyan, 43.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 280.71°, with 39.62% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2217

Complementary

  1. #a46bbf
  2. #86bf6b

Split complementary

  1. #a46bbf
  2. #b0bf6b
  3. #6bbf7a

Analogous

  1. #7a6bbf
  2. #a46bbf
  3. #bf6bb0

Triadic

  1. #a46bbf
  2. #bfa46b
  3. #6bbfa4

Tetradic

  1. #a46bbf
  2. #bf6b86
  3. #86bf6b
  4. #6bbfa4

Square

  1. #a46bbf
  2. #bf7a6b
  3. #86bf6b
  4. #6bb0bf

Monochromatic

  1. #532c65
  2. #7e439b
  3. #a46bbf
  4. #c5a0d6
  5. #e6d6ed

Shades

#a46bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46bbf
  2. #9460ac
  3. #835699
  4. #734b86
  5. #624073
  6. #523660
  7. #422b4c
  8. #312039
  9. #211526
  10. #100b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46bbf
  2. #ad7ac5
  3. #b689cc
  4. #bf97d2
  5. #c8a6d9
  6. #d2b5df
  7. #dbc4e5
  8. #e4d3ec
  9. #ede1f2
  10. #f6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46bbf
  2. #a06db9
  3. #9d6fb2
  4. #9971ac
  5. #9673a6
  6. #9276a0
  7. #8e7899
  8. #8b7a93
  9. #877c8d
  10. #847e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91799e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a83bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2778c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f77c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #857abe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a372a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46bbf {
  color: #a46bbf;
}
Background
.bg-a46bbf {
  background-color: #a46bbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46bbf {
  border: 2px solid #a46bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 107 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46bbf, #bf6bb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 107 191 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.47 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.66 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.31 #5b9440 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a46bbf  rgb(164, 107, 191)  hsl(281, 40%, 58%)  Amethyst
#86bf6b  rgb(134, 191, 107)  hsl(101, 40%, 58%)  Pistachio
#bfa46b  rgb(191, 164, 107)  hsl(41, 40%, 58%)  Ecru
#6bbfa4  rgb(107, 191, 164)  hsl(161, 40%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine