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#8959CD

#8959cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8959cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.17% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 264.83°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1687

Complementary

  1. #8959cd
  2. #9dcd59

Split complementary

  1. #8959cd
  2. #cdc359
  3. #63cd59

Analogous

  1. #5963cd
  2. #8959cd
  3. #c359cd

Triadic

  1. #8959cd
  2. #cd8959
  3. #59cd89

Tetradic

  1. #8959cd
  2. #cd599d
  3. #9dcd59
  4. #59cd89

Square

  1. #8959cd
  2. #cd5963
  3. #9dcd59
  4. #59cdc3

Monochromatic

  1. #40216c
  2. #6332a7
  3. #8959cd
  4. #b394df
  5. #ddcff0

Shades

#8959cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8959cd
  2. #7b50b9
  3. #6e47a4
  4. #603e90
  5. #52357b
  6. #452d67
  7. #372452
  8. #291b3e
  9. #1b1229
  10. #0e0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#8959cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8959cd
  2. #956ad2
  3. #a17ad7
  4. #ac8bdc
  5. #b89be1
  6. #c4ace6
  7. #d0bdeb
  8. #dccdf0
  9. #e7def5
  10. #f3eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8959cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8959cd
  2. #885dc5
  3. #8761be
  4. #8665b6
  5. #8569ae
  6. #856da7
  7. #84709f
  8. #837497
  9. #82788f
  10. #817c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c699f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2572d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3771ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b708a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e69cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6268cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8168a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8959cd {
  color: #8959cd;
}
Background
.bg-8959cd {
  background-color: #8959cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8959cd {
  border: 2px solid #8959cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8959cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8959cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8959cd, #c359cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8959cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.20 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.16 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.74 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.10 #76a632 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#8959cd  rgb(137, 89, 205)  hsl(265, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#9dcd59  rgb(157, 205, 89)  hsl(85, 54%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#cd8959  rgb(205, 137, 89)  hsl(25, 54%, 58%)  Raw Sienna
#59cd89  rgb(89, 205, 137)  hsl(145, 54%, 58%)  Emerald