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#9155CF

#9155cf ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9155cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.95% cyan, 58.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 269.51°, with 55.96% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #9155cf
  2. #93cf55

Split complementary

  1. #9155cf
  2. #cfce55
  3. #56cf55

Analogous

  1. #5556cf
  2. #9155cf
  3. #ce55cf

Triadic

  1. #9155cf
  2. #cf9155
  3. #55cf91

Tetradic

  1. #9155cf
  2. #cf5593
  3. #93cf55
  4. #55cf91

Square

  1. #9155cf
  2. #cf5556
  3. #93cf55
  4. #55cfce

Monochromatic

  1. #451f6c
  2. #6b2fa8
  3. #9155cf
  4. #b891e0
  5. #deccf1

Shades

#9155cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155cf
  2. #834dba
  3. #7444a6
  4. #663c91
  5. #57337c
  6. #492b68
  7. #3a2253
  8. #2c1a3e
  9. #1d1129
  10. #0f0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155cf
  2. #9c66d4
  3. #a777d9
  4. #b288dd
  5. #bd99e2
  6. #c8aae7
  7. #d3bbec
  8. #deccf1
  9. #e9ddf5
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155cf
  2. #8f59c7
  3. #8e5ebf
  4. #8c62b7
  5. #8a66af
  6. #896ba8
  7. #876fa0
  8. #857398
  9. #837790
  10. #827c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8068a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b71d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3873cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #866e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6167d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6868cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a65aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155cf {
  color: #9155cf;
}
Background
.bg-9155cf {
  background-color: #9155cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9155cf {
  border: 2px solid #9155cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 56% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155cf, #ce55cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 207 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.85 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.75 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.13 #6eaa30 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9155cf  rgb(145, 85, 207)  hsl(270, 56%, 57%)  Amethyst
#93cf55  rgb(147, 207, 85)  hsl(90, 56%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#cf9155  rgb(207, 145, 85)  hsl(30, 56%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#55cf91  rgb(85, 207, 145)  hsl(150, 56%, 57%)  Emerald