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#A770CC

#a770cc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a770cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 43.92% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.14% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 275.87°, with 47.42% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2416

Complementary

  1. #a770cc
  2. #95cc70

Split complementary

  1. #a770cc
  2. #c3cc70
  3. #70cc79

Analogous

  1. #7970cc
  2. #a770cc
  3. #cc70c3

Triadic

  1. #a770cc
  2. #cca770
  3. #70cca7

Tetradic

  1. #a770cc
  2. #cc7095
  3. #95cc70
  4. #70cca7

Square

  1. #a770cc
  2. #cc7970
  3. #95cc70
  4. #70c3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #592b78
  2. #833fb1
  3. #a770cc
  4. #caa8e0
  5. #ece1f4

Shades

#a770cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a770cc
  2. #9665b8
  3. #865aa3
  4. #754e8f
  5. #64437a
  6. #543866
  7. #432d52
  8. #32223d
  9. #211629
  10. #110b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#a770cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a770cc
  2. #b07ed1
  3. #b98dd6
  4. #c19bdb
  5. #caa9e0
  6. #d3b8e6
  7. #dcc6eb
  8. #e5d4f0
  9. #ede2f5
  10. #f6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a770cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a770cc
  2. #a372c4
  3. #9f73bd
  4. #9b75b5
  5. #9776ae
  6. #9478a6
  7. #907a9e
  8. #8c7b97
  9. #887d8f
  10. #847e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #957ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b84cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a88ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a37e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #817dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #877fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a479ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a770cc {
  color: #a770cc;
}
Background
.bg-a770cc {
  background-color: #a770cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a770cc {
  border: 2px solid #a770cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a770cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 112 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a770cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a770cc, #cc70c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a770cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 112 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.77 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.83 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.85 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.74 #588f33 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#a770cc  rgb(167, 112, 204)  hsl(276, 47%, 62%)  Amethyst
#95cc70  rgb(149, 204, 112)  hsl(96, 47%, 62%)  Pistachio
#cca770  rgb(204, 167, 112)  hsl(36, 47%, 62%)  Camel
#70cca7  rgb(112, 204, 167)  hsl(156, 47%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine