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#9165AC

#9165ac ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9165ac is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.86% red, 39.61% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 277.18°, with 29.96% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #9165ac
  2. #80ac65

Split complementary

  1. #9165ac
  2. #a4ac65
  3. #65ac6d

Analogous

  1. #6d65ac
  2. #9165ac
  3. #ac65a4

Triadic

  1. #9165ac
  2. #ac9165
  3. #65ac91

Tetradic

  1. #9165ac
  2. #ac6580
  3. #80ac65
  4. #65ac91

Square

  1. #9165ac
  2. #ac6d65
  3. #80ac65
  4. #65a4ac

Monochromatic

  1. #402a4e
  2. #694580
  3. #9165ac
  4. #b597c7
  5. #d8c8e2

Shades

#9165ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9165ac
  2. #835b9b
  3. #74518a
  4. #664778
  5. #573d67
  6. #493356
  7. #3a2845
  8. #2c1e34
  9. #1d1422
  10. #0f0a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#9165ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9165ac
  2. #9c74b4
  3. #a784bd
  4. #b293c5
  5. #bda3cd
  6. #c8b2d6
  7. #d3c1de
  8. #ded1e6
  9. #e9e0ee
  10. #f4f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9165ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9165ac
  2. #8f68a8
  3. #8e6aa3
  4. #8c6d9f
  5. #8a709a
  6. #897396
  7. #877592
  8. #85788d
  9. #837b89
  10. #827d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82708f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5774af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6278aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e6f80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #736fae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7871ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f6b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9165ac {
  color: #9165ac;
}
Background
.bg-9165ac {
  background-color: #9165ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9165ac {
  border: 2px solid #9165ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9165ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 145 101 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 30% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9165ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9165ac, #ac65a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9165ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(145 101 172 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.07 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 6.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.70 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.28 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.80 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.30 #6e9a53 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9165ac  rgb(145, 101, 172)  hsl(277, 30%, 54%)  Amethyst
#80ac65  rgb(128, 172, 101)  hsl(97, 30%, 54%)  Asparagus
#ac9165  rgb(172, 145, 101)  hsl(37, 30%, 54%)  Camel
#65ac91  rgb(101, 172, 145)  hsl(157, 30%, 54%)  Jungle Green