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#9859CD

#9859cd ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#9859cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.85% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 272.59°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1823

Complementary

  1. #9859cd
  2. #8ecd59

Split complementary

  1. #9859cd
  2. #c8cd59
  3. #59cd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e59cd
  2. #9859cd
  3. #cd59c8

Triadic

  1. #9859cd
  2. #cd9859
  3. #59cd98

Tetradic

  1. #9859cd
  2. #cd598e
  3. #8ecd59
  4. #59cd98

Square

  1. #9859cd
  2. #cd5e59
  3. #8ecd59
  4. #59c8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a216c
  2. #7232a7
  3. #9859cd
  4. #bc94df
  5. #e1cff0

Shades

#9859cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9859cd
  2. #8950b9
  3. #7a47a4
  4. #6a3e90
  5. #5b357b
  6. #4c2d67
  7. #3d2452
  8. #2e1b3e
  9. #1e1229
  10. #0f0915
  11. #000000

Tints

#9859cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9859cd
  2. #a26ad2
  3. #ad7ad7
  4. #b78bdc
  5. #c19be1
  6. #ccace6
  7. #d6bdeb
  8. #e0cdf0
  9. #eadef5
  10. #f5eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9859cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9859cd
  2. #965dc5
  3. #9361be
  4. #9165b6
  5. #8e69ae
  6. #8c6da7
  7. #8a709f
  8. #877497
  9. #85788f
  10. #827c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #856ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f74d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4777ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #906f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #706ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9367a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9859cd {
  color: #9859cd;
}
Background
.bg-9859cd {
  background-color: #9859cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9859cd {
  border: 2px solid #9859cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9859cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9859cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9859cd, #cd59c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9859cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 3.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.48 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.00 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.91 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.31 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.21 #67a632 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#9859cd  rgb(152, 89, 205)  hsl(273, 54%, 58%)  Amethyst
#8ecd59  rgb(142, 205, 89)  hsl(93, 54%, 58%)  Pistachio
#cd9859  rgb(205, 152, 89)  hsl(33, 54%, 58%)  Camel
#59cd98  rgb(89, 205, 152)  hsl(153, 54%, 58%)  Caribbean Green