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#A96DFD

#a96dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a96dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.2% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 265°, 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2646

Complementary

  1. #a96dfd
  2. #c1fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #a96dfd
  2. #fdf16d
  3. #79fd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d79fd
  2. #a96dfd
  3. #f16dfd

Triadic

  1. #a96dfd
  2. #fda96d
  3. #6dfda9

Tetradic

  1. #a96dfd
  2. #fd6dc1
  3. #c1fd6d
  4. #6dfda9

Square

  1. #a96dfd
  2. #fd6d79
  3. #c1fd6d
  4. #6dfdf1

Monochromatic

  1. #5803ce
  2. #7d22fc
  3. #a96dfd
  4. #d5b8fe
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#a96dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a96dfd
  2. #9862e4
  3. #8757ca
  4. #764cb1
  5. #654198
  6. #55377f
  7. #442c65
  8. #33214c
  9. #221633
  10. #110b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#a96dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a96dfd
  2. #b27cfd
  3. #ba8afd
  4. #c399fe
  5. #cba7fe
  6. #d4b6fe
  7. #ddc5fe
  8. #e5d3fe
  9. #eee2ff
  10. #f6f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a96dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a96dfd
  2. #a56ff1
  3. #a171e4
  4. #9d73d8
  5. #9975cb
  6. #9577bf
  7. #9078b2
  8. #8c7aa6
  9. #887c99
  10. #847e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9981c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #278cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #418cfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #978bab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7381ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7980fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f80d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a96dfd {
  color: #a96dfd;
}
Background
.bg-a96dfd {
  background-color: #a96dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a96dfd {
  border: 2px solid #a96dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a96dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a96dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a96dfd, #f16dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a96dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.81 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.92 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.36 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 12.44 #569202 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a96dfd  rgb(169, 109, 253)  hsl(265, 97%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#c1fd6d  rgb(193, 253, 109)  hsl(85, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fda96d  rgb(253, 169, 109)  hsl(25, 97%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6dfda9  rgb(109, 253, 169)  hsl(145, 97%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green