ColorTool
Log in
#AC66EA

#ac66ea ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ac66ea is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.5% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 271.82°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9966ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2421

Complementary

  1. #ac66ea
  2. #a4ea66

Split complementary

  1. #ac66ea
  2. #e6ea66
  3. #66ea6a

Analogous

  1. #6a66ea
  2. #ac66ea
  3. #ea66e6

Triadic

  1. #ac66ea
  2. #eaac66
  3. #66eaac

Tetradic

  1. #ac66ea
  2. #ea66a4
  3. #a4ea66
  4. #66eaac

Square

  1. #ac66ea
  2. #ea6a66
  3. #a4ea66
  4. #66e6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6016a1
  2. #8823e1
  3. #ac66ea
  4. #d0a9f3
  5. #f5edfc

Shades

#ac66ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac66ea
  2. #9b5cd3
  3. #8a52bb
  4. #7847a4
  5. #673d8c
  6. #563375
  7. #45295e
  8. #341f46
  9. #22142f
  10. #110a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac66ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac66ea
  2. #b475ec
  3. #bd85ee
  4. #c594f0
  5. #cda3f2
  6. #d6b3f5
  7. #dec2f7
  8. #e6d1f9
  9. #eee0fb
  10. #f7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac66ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac66ea
  2. #a869df
  3. #a36bd5
  4. #9f6eca
  5. #9a70c0
  6. #9673b5
  7. #9276aa
  8. #8d78a0
  9. #897b95
  10. #847d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #977bb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3485ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f87e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a27f9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #777aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f7be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a676c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ac66ea {
  color: #ac66ea;
}
Background
.bg-ac66ea {
  background-color: #ac66ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ac66ea {
  border: 2px solid #ac66ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac66ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac66ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac66ea, #ea66e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac66ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.30 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.20 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.27 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.69 #539915 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#ac66ea  rgb(172, 102, 234)  hsl(272, 76%, 66%)  Amethyst
#a4ea66  rgb(164, 234, 102)  hsl(92, 76%, 66%)  Inchworm
#eaac66  rgb(234, 172, 102)  hsl(32, 76%, 66%)  Fawn
#66eaac  rgb(102, 234, 172)  hsl(152, 76%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green