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#9155CD

#9155cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.27% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 54.55% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1692

Complementary

  1. #9155cd
  2. #91cd55

Split complementary

  1. #9155cd
  2. #cdcd55
  3. #55cd55

Analogous

  1. #5555cd
  2. #9155cd
  3. #cd55cd

Triadic

  1. #9155cd
  2. #cd9155
  3. #55cd91

Tetradic

  1. #9155cd
  2. #cd5591
  3. #91cd55
  4. #55cd91

Square

  1. #9155cd
  2. #cd5555
  3. #91cd55
  4. #55cdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #441f6a
  2. #6b31a5
  3. #9155cd
  4. #b790de
  5. #ddcbf0

Shades

#9155cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155cd
  2. #834db9
  3. #7444a4
  4. #663c90
  5. #57337b
  6. #492b67
  7. #3a2252
  8. #2c1a3e
  9. #1d1129
  10. #0f0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155cd
  2. #9c66d2
  3. #a777d7
  4. #b288dc
  5. #bd99e1
  6. #c8aae6
  7. #d3bbeb
  8. #deccf0
  9. #e9ddf5
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155cd
  2. #8f59c5
  3. #8e5ebe
  4. #8c62b6
  5. #8a66ae
  6. #896ba7
  7. #876f9f
  8. #857397
  9. #83778f
  10. #827c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80689f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f71d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a72ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #866d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6267cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6868cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b64a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155cd {
  color: #9155cd;
}
Background
.bg-9155cd {
  background-color: #9155cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155cd {
  border: 2px solid #9155cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155cd, #cd55cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.14 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.09 #6eaa32 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9155cd  rgb(145, 85, 205)  hsl(270, 55%, 57%)  Amethyst
#91cd55  rgb(145, 205, 85)  hsl(90, 55%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#cd9155  rgb(205, 145, 85)  hsl(30, 55%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#55cd91  rgb(85, 205, 145)  hsl(150, 55%, 57%)  Caribbean Green