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#A669C2

#a669c2 ≈ Amethyst

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a669c2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 41.18% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.43% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 281.12°, with 42.18% saturation and 58.63% 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 4.13.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2211

Complementary

  1. #a669c2
  2. #85c269

Split complementary

  1. #a669c2
  2. #b2c269
  3. #69c27a

Analogous

  1. #7a69c2
  2. #a669c2
  3. #c269b2

Triadic

  1. #a669c2
  2. #c2a669
  3. #69c2a6

Tetradic

  1. #a669c2
  2. #c26985
  3. #85c269
  4. #69c2a6

Square

  1. #a669c2
  2. #c27a69
  3. #85c269
  4. #69b2c2

Monochromatic

  1. #542a68
  2. #81409e
  3. #a669c2
  4. #c69fd8
  5. #e7d6ee

Shades

#a669c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a669c2
  2. #955faf
  3. #85549b
  4. #744a88
  5. #643f74
  6. #533561
  7. #422a4e
  8. #32203a
  9. #211527
  10. #110b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#a669c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a669c2
  2. #af78c8
  3. #b887ce
  4. #c196d4
  5. #caa5da
  6. #d3b4e1
  7. #dbc3e7
  8. #e4d2ed
  9. #ede1f3
  10. #f6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a669c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a669c2
  2. #a26bbb
  3. #9e6eb5
  4. #9b70ae
  5. #9772a8
  6. #9375a1
  7. #8f779a
  8. #8b7994
  9. #887b8d
  10. #847e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91789f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #577ec5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6883c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4768c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e76c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #857ac1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a571a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a669c2 {
  color: #a669c2;
}
Background
.bg-a669c2 {
  background-color: #a669c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a669c2 {
  border: 2px solid #a669c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a669c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 105 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 42% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a669c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a669c2, #c269b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a669c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 105 194 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.78 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.52 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.29 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.37 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.05 #59963d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a669c2  rgb(166, 105, 194)  hsl(281, 42%, 59%)  Amethyst
#85c269  rgb(133, 194, 105)  hsl(101, 42%, 59%)  Pistachio
#c2a669  rgb(194, 166, 105)  hsl(41, 42%, 59%)  Ecru
#69c2a6  rgb(105, 194, 166)  hsl(161, 42%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine