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#9256DA

#9256da ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#9256da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 33.73% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.03% cyan, 60.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 64.08% saturation and 59.61% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #9256da
  2. #9eda56

Split complementary

  1. #9256da
  2. #dad456
  3. #5cda56

Analogous

  1. #565cda
  2. #9256da
  3. #d456da

Triadic

  1. #9256da
  2. #da9256
  3. #56da92

Tetradic

  1. #9256da
  2. #da569e
  3. #9eda56
  4. #56da92

Square

  1. #9256da
  2. #da565c
  3. #9eda56
  4. #56dad4

Monochromatic

  1. #471b7c
  2. #6b29bb
  3. #9256da
  4. #ba95e8
  5. #e3d4f5

Shades

#9256da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9256da
  2. #834dc4
  3. #7545ae
  4. #663c99
  5. #583483
  6. #492b6d
  7. #3a2257
  8. #2c1a41
  9. #1d112c
  10. #0f0916
  11. #000000

Tints

#9256da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9256da
  2. #9d67de
  3. #a878e1
  4. #b389e5
  5. #be9ae9
  6. #c9abed
  7. #d3bbf0
  8. #deccf4
  9. #e9ddf8
  10. #f4eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9256da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9256da
  2. #905ad1
  3. #8e5ec8
  4. #8d63bf
  5. #8b67b6
  6. #896bad
  7. #876fa4
  8. #85739b
  9. #847892
  10. #827c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #826aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d75d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #837290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f69dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #656ad8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8968b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9256da {
  color: #9256da;
}
Background
.bg-9256da {
  background-color: #9256da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9256da {
  border: 2px solid #9256da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9256da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 86 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9256da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9256da, #d456da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9256da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 86 218 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.30 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.18 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.21 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.37 #6da925 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9256da  rgb(146, 86, 218)  hsl(267, 64%, 60%)  Amethyst
#9eda56  rgb(158, 218, 86)  hsl(87, 64%, 60%)  Inchworm
#da9256  rgb(218, 146, 86)  hsl(27, 64%, 60%)  Persian Orange
#56da92  rgb(86, 218, 146)  hsl(147, 64%, 60%)  Emerald