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A169CC
Amethyst
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Conversion

HEX A169CC
RGB 161, 105, 204
CMYK 21, 49, 0, 20
HSB 274, 49, 80
HSL 274, 49, 61
LAB 54, 41, -43
XYZ 31, 22, 60
LCH 54, 59, 314
LUV 54, 20, -71
HWB 274, 41, 20

Variations

View this color variations of shades, tints, tones, hues and temperatures.

Shades

A shade is created by adding black to a base color, increasing its darkness. Shades appear more dramatic and richer.
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8D4AC1
823EB6
7639A6
6B3395
5F2D84
532874
472263
3B1C53
2F1742
241132
180B21
0C0611
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Tints

A tint is created by adding white to a base color, increasing its lightness. Tints are likely to look pastel and less intense.
A169CC
A975D0
AF80D4
B68BD7
BD95DB
C3A0DE
CAAAE2
D1B5E6
D7BFE9
DECAED
E4D5F1
EBDFF4
F2EAF8
F8F4FB
FFFFFF

Tones

A tone is created by adding gray to a base color, increasing its lightness. Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
A169CC
A26EC9
A172C5
A175C2
A079BE
A07CBB
9F80B7
9F83B4
9E87B0
9E8AAD
9D8EA9
9D91A6
9C95A3
9C989F
9C9C9C

Hues

A hue refers to the basic family of a color from red to violet. Hues are variations of a base color on the color wheel.
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A169CC
B268CC
C368CC
CC68C4
CC68B3
CC68A2
CC6891
CC687F

Temperatures

Color are often divided in cool and warm according to how we perceive them. Greens and blues are cool, whilst reds and yellows are warm.
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A469C5
A769BE
AA69B7
AD69AF
B069A8
B369A1
B7699A

Color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel. Learn more

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
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A169CC
CC6BB6

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors on the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
A169CC
95CC6B

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
A169CC
B6CC6B
75CC6B

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
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CCA26B
6BCCA2

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel. They are very versatile, and work best with one dominant color.
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CC6B95
95CC6B
6BCCA2

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
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CC716B
95CC6B
6BC6CC

Blindness simulator

Check how a color is perceived by color blind people to create accessible designs. Learn more

Protanopia

86% similar
1.3% of men, 0.02% of women
A169CC
8888B4

Protanomaly

93% similar
1.3% of men, 0.02% of women
A169CC
967BBF

Deuteranopia

83% similar
1.2% of men, 0.01% of women
A169CC
8C90AE

Deuteranomaly

94% similar
5% of men, 0.35% of women
A169CC
9577BD

Tritanopia

66% similar
0.001% of men, 0.03% of women
A169CC
9EA19C

Tritanomaly

90% similar
0.0001% of the population
A169CC
9F83B9

Achromatopsia

74% similar
0.003% of the population
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858585

Achromatomaly

89% similar
0.001% of the population
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9178A5

Contrast checker

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White background

Poor 2/5
Quote n. 19What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

Oscar Levant

Black background

Good 3/5
Quote n. 19What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

Oscar Levant

Color libraries

View the most similar correspondences of this color with these popular color libraries.

Name

98% similar
9966CC

RAL

89% similar
83639D

HKS

86% similar
814897

Copic

91% similar

Prismacolor

96% similar

Color Palettes

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