#A268FF
Amethyst · medium cool purple
About #A268FF
#A268FF is a vivid, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 41% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 36% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Amethyst and Grape (ΔE 25.9); Grape comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C5FF68 — a lime tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #A268FF for buttons, links and attention-grabbing accents. Put black text on top of it — 5.96:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #A268FF?
#A268FF is a vivid, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 64% red, 41% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 36% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A268FF?
Use black text. Black on #A268FF has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #A268FF?
Its complementary colour is #C5FF68, and analogous partners are #6879FF and #EE68FF.