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#A46DFD

#a46dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a46dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.18% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 262.92°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2592

Complementary

  1. #a46dfd
  2. #c6fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #a46dfd
  2. #fdec6d
  3. #7efd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d7efd
  2. #a46dfd
  3. #ec6dfd

Triadic

  1. #a46dfd
  2. #fda46d
  3. #6dfda4

Tetradic

  1. #a46dfd
  2. #fd6dc6
  3. #c6fd6d
  4. #6dfda4

Square

  1. #a46dfd
  2. #fd6d7e
  3. #c6fd6d
  4. #6dfdec

Monochromatic

  1. #5103ce
  2. #7522fc
  3. #a46dfd
  4. #d3b8fe
  5. #f2ebff

Shades

#a46dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a46dfd
  2. #9462e4
  3. #8357ca
  4. #734cb1
  5. #624198
  6. #52377f
  7. #422c65
  8. #31214c
  9. #211633
  10. #100b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#a46dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a46dfd
  2. #ad7cfd
  3. #b68afd
  4. #bf99fe
  5. #c8a7fe
  6. #d2b6fe
  7. #dbc5fe
  8. #e4d3fe
  9. #ede2ff
  10. #f6f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a46dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a46dfd
  2. #a06ff1
  3. #9d71e4
  4. #9973d8
  5. #9675cb
  6. #9277bf
  7. #8e78b2
  8. #8b7aa6
  9. #877c99
  10. #847e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9680c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #228bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b8afa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #908bab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f80ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #747ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9880d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a46dfd {
  color: #a46dfd;
}
Background
.bg-a46dfd {
  background-color: #a46dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a46dfd {
  border: 2px solid #a46dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a46dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a46dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a46dfd, #ec6dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a46dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.43 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.55 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.82 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 12.59 #5b9202 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a46dfd  rgb(164, 109, 253)  hsl(263, 97%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#c6fd6d  rgb(198, 253, 109)  hsl(83, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fda46d  rgb(253, 164, 109)  hsl(23, 97%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6dfda4  rgb(109, 253, 164)  hsl(143, 97%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green