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#9261CC

#9261cc ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9261cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 57.25% red, 38.04% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.43% cyan, 52.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 267.48°, with 51.2% saturation and 59.02% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1902

Complementary

  1. #9261cc
  2. #9bcc61

Split complementary

  1. #9261cc
  2. #ccc861
  3. #65cc61

Analogous

  1. #6165cc
  2. #9261cc
  3. #c861cc

Triadic

  1. #9261cc
  2. #cc9261
  3. #61cc92

Tetradic

  1. #9261cc
  2. #cc619b
  3. #9bcc61
  4. #61cc92

Square

  1. #9261cc
  2. #cc6165
  3. #9bcc61
  4. #61ccc8

Monochromatic

  1. #472470
  2. #6b37aa
  3. #9261cc
  4. #ba9bdf
  5. #e2d5f1

Shades

#9261cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9261cc
  2. #8357b8
  3. #754ea3
  4. #66448f
  5. #583a7a
  6. #493166
  7. #3a2752
  8. #2c1d3d
  9. #1d1329
  10. #0f0a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#9261cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9261cc
  2. #9d71d1
  3. #a881d6
  4. #b390db
  5. #bea0e0
  6. #c9b0e6
  7. #d3c0eb
  8. #ded0f0
  9. #e9dff5
  10. #f4effa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9261cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9261cc
  2. #9064c4
  3. #8e67bd
  4. #8d6ab5
  5. #8b6dae
  6. #8971a6
  7. #87749e
  8. #857797
  9. #847a8f
  10. #827d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8470a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c78d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b79c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87758d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f70ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c6eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9261cc {
  color: #9261cc;
}
Background
.bg-9261cc {
  background-color: #9261cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9261cc {
  border: 2px solid #9261cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9261cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 146 97 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 51% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9261cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9261cc, #c861cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9261cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(146 97 204 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.01 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.80 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.80 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.40 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.48 #6d9e33 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9261cc  rgb(146, 97, 204)  hsl(267, 51%, 59%)  Amethyst
#9bcc61  rgb(155, 204, 97)  hsl(87, 51%, 59%)  Pistachio
#cc9261  rgb(204, 146, 97)  hsl(27, 51%, 59%)  Persian Orange
#61cc92  rgb(97, 204, 146)  hsl(147, 51%, 59%)  Emerald