Amethyst (Purple)

#A96AC7

RGB: 169, 106, 199

Color OverviewHEX #A96AC7

#A96AC7 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #A96AC7 is composed of 66% red, 42% green, and 78% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 281°, saturation of 45%, and lightness of 60%.

HEX

#A96AC7

RGB

169, 106, 199

HSL

281°, 45%, 60%

HSV

281°, 47%, 78%

CMYK

15%, 47%, 0%, 22%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #A96AC7 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #A96AC7 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #A96AC7 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #A96AC7

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #A96AC7 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.77 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #A96AC7 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.57 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #A96AC7;
}

.element {
  color: #A96AC7;
  background-color: #A96AC7;
  border-color: #A96AC7;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#A96AC7] text-[#A96AC7] border-[#A96AC7]">
  Content styled with #A96AC7
</div>