#A86BCB
Amethyst · medium cool purple
About #A86BCB
#A86BCB is a medium, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 42% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Amethyst (ΔE 5.7), with Royal Purple the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8ECB6B (pistachio), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for buttons, links and attention-grabbing accents. Put black text on top of it — 5.63:1, 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 #A86BCB?
#A86BCB is a medium, vivid purple colour. Digitally that works out to 66% red, 42% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #A86BCB?
Use black text. Black on #A86BCB has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #A86BCB?
Its complementary colour is #8ECB6B, and analogous partners are #786BCB and #CB6BBE.