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#9155CA

#9155ca ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 33.33% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.22% cyan, 57.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 270.77°, with 52.47% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #9155ca
  2. #8eca55

Split complementary

  1. #9155ca
  2. #c8ca55
  3. #55ca56

Analogous

  1. #5655ca
  2. #9155ca
  3. #ca55c8

Triadic

  1. #9155ca
  2. #ca9155
  3. #55ca91

Tetradic

  1. #9155ca
  2. #ca558e
  3. #8eca55
  4. #55ca91

Square

  1. #9155ca
  2. #ca5655
  3. #8eca55
  4. #55c8ca

Monochromatic

  1. #442066
  2. #6b32a0
  3. #9155ca
  4. #b78fdc
  5. #dccaee

Shades

#9155ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155ca
  2. #834db6
  3. #7444a2
  4. #663c8d
  5. #573379
  6. #492b65
  7. #3a2251
  8. #2c1a3d
  9. #1d1128
  10. #0f0914
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155ca
  2. #9c66cf
  3. #a777d5
  4. #b288da
  5. #bd99df
  6. #c8aae5
  7. #d3bbea
  8. #deccef
  9. #e9ddf4
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155ca
  2. #8f59c3
  3. #8e5ebb
  4. #8c62b4
  5. #8a66ac
  6. #896ba5
  7. #876f9e
  8. #857396
  9. #83778f
  10. #827c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f679d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2470ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e72c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #876c87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6366cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6968c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b63a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155ca {
  color: #9155ca;
}
Background
.bg-9155ca {
  background-color: #9155ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155ca {
  border: 2px solid #9155ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 52% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155ca, #ca55c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 202 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.75 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.81 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.06 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.18 #6eaa35 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9155ca  rgb(145, 85, 202)  hsl(271, 52%, 56%)  Amethyst
#8eca55  rgb(142, 202, 85)  hsl(91, 52%, 56%)  Pistachio
#ca9155  rgb(202, 145, 85)  hsl(31, 52%, 56%)  Peru
#55ca91  rgb(85, 202, 145)  hsl(151, 52%, 56%)  Caribbean Green