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#A669C7

#a669c7 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a669c7 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 41.18% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.58% cyan, 47.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.94°, with 45.63% saturation and 59.61% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2233

Complementary

  1. #a669c7
  2. #8ac769

Split complementary

  1. #a669c7
  2. #b9c769
  3. #69c777

Analogous

  1. #7769c7
  2. #a669c7
  3. #c769b9

Triadic

  1. #a669c7
  2. #c7a669
  3. #69c7a6

Tetradic

  1. #a669c7
  2. #c7698a
  3. #8ac769
  4. #69c7a6

Square

  1. #a669c7
  2. #c77769
  3. #8ac769
  4. #69b9c7

Monochromatic

  1. #56296e
  2. #813ea6
  3. #a669c7
  4. #c7a1dc
  5. #e8d8f1

Shades

#a669c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a669c7
  2. #955fb3
  3. #85549f
  4. #744a8b
  5. #643f77
  6. #533564
  7. #422a50
  8. #32203c
  9. #211528
  10. #110b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a669c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a669c7
  2. #af78cd
  3. #b887d2
  4. #c196d8
  5. #caa5dd
  6. #d3b4e3
  7. #dbc3e9
  8. #e4d2ee
  9. #ede1f4
  10. #f6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a669c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a669c7
  2. #a26bc0
  3. #9e6eb9
  4. #9b70b2
  5. #9772ab
  6. #9375a4
  7. #8f779c
  8. #8b7995
  9. #887b8e
  10. #847e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9279a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #557fca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6584c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3778f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d77c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #847ac5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a472a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a669c7 {
  color: #a669c7;
}
Background
.bg-a669c7 {
  background-color: #a669c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a669c7 {
  border: 2px solid #a669c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a669c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 105 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 46% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a669c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a669c7, #c769b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a669c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 105 199 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 6.51 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.65 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.67 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.13 #599638 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a669c7  rgb(166, 105, 199)  hsl(279, 46%, 60%)  Amethyst
#8ac769  rgb(138, 199, 105)  hsl(99, 46%, 60%)  Pistachio
#c7a669  rgb(199, 166, 105)  hsl(39, 46%, 60%)  Camel
#69c7a6  rgb(105, 199, 166)  hsl(159, 46%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine