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#9155E2

#9155e2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9155e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 33.33% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.84% cyan, 62.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 265.53°, with 70.85% saturation and 60.98% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1801

Complementary

  1. #9155e2
  2. #a6e255

Split complementary

  1. #9155e2
  2. #e2d755
  3. #60e255

Analogous

  1. #5560e2
  2. #9155e2
  3. #d755e2

Triadic

  1. #9155e2
  2. #e29155
  3. #55e291

Tetradic

  1. #9155e2
  2. #e255a6
  3. #a6e255
  4. #55e291

Square

  1. #9155e2
  2. #e25560
  3. #a6e255
  4. #55e2d7

Monochromatic

  1. #471787
  2. #6922c8
  3. #9155e2
  4. #bb96ed
  5. #e6d8f8

Shades

#9155e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9155e2
  2. #834dcb
  3. #7444b5
  4. #663c9e
  5. #573388
  6. #492b71
  7. #3a225a
  8. #2c1a44
  9. #1d112d
  10. #0f0917
  11. #000000

Tints

#9155e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9155e2
  2. #9c66e5
  3. #a777e8
  4. #b288eb
  5. #bd99ee
  6. #c8aaf1
  7. #d3bbf3
  8. #deccf6
  9. #e9ddf9
  10. #f4eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9155e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9155e2
  2. #8f59d8
  3. #8e5ece
  4. #8c62c5
  5. #8a66bb
  6. #896bb1
  7. #876fa7
  8. #85739d
  9. #837794
  10. #827c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #816aac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1775df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f7494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6169e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8769b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9155e2 {
  color: #9155e2;
}
Background
.bg-9155e2 {
  background-color: #9155e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9155e2 {
  border: 2px solid #9155e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9155e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 85 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9155e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9155e2, #d755e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9155e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 85 226 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.13 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.24 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.61 #6eaa1d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9155e2  rgb(145, 85, 226)  hsl(266, 71%, 61%)  Amethyst
#a6e255  rgb(166, 226, 85)  hsl(86, 71%, 61%)  Inchworm
#e29155  rgb(226, 145, 85)  hsl(26, 71%, 61%)  Persian Orange
#55e291  rgb(85, 226, 145)  hsl(146, 71%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green