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#9255CD

#9255cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9255cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 33.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.78% cyan, 58.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 270.5°, 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #9255cd
  2. #90cd55

Split complementary

  1. #9255cd
  2. #cccd55
  3. #55cd56

Analogous

  1. #5655cd
  2. #9255cd
  3. #cd55cc

Triadic

  1. #9255cd
  2. #cd9255
  3. #55cd92

Tetradic

  1. #9255cd
  2. #cd5590
  3. #90cd55
  4. #55cd92

Square

  1. #9255cd
  2. #cd5655
  3. #90cd55
  4. #55cccd

Monochromatic

  1. #451f6a
  2. #6c31a5
  3. #9255cd
  4. #b890de
  5. #decbf0

Shades

#9255cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9255cd
  2. #834db9
  3. #7544a4
  4. #663c90
  5. #58337b
  6. #492b67
  7. #3a2252
  8. #2c1a3e
  9. #1d1129
  10. #0f0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9255cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9255cd
  2. #9d66d2
  3. #a877d7
  4. #b388dc
  5. #be99e1
  6. #c9aae6
  7. #d3bbeb
  8. #deccf0
  9. #e9ddf5
  10. #f4eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9255cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9255cd
  2. #9059c5
  3. #8e5ebe
  4. #8d62b6
  5. #8b66ae
  6. #896ba7
  7. #876f9f
  8. #857397
  9. #84778f
  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 #80689f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2071d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c73ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #886d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6367cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6968cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c64a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9255cd {
  color: #9255cd;
}
Background
.bg-9255cd {
  background-color: #9255cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9255cd {
  border: 2px solid #9255cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9255cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 85 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 55% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9255cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9255cd, #cd55cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9255cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 85 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.80 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.97 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #6daa32 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9255cd  rgb(146, 85, 205)  hsl(271, 55%, 57%)  Amethyst
#90cd55  rgb(144, 205, 85)  hsl(91, 55%, 57%)  Yellow Green
#cd9255  rgb(205, 146, 85)  hsl(31, 55%, 57%)  Persian Orange
#55cd92  rgb(85, 205, 146)  hsl(151, 55%, 57%)  Caribbean Green